Crime in the field of the timber industry complex (on the example of the Irkutsk region)

Authors

  • Andrey G. Anisimov Irkutsk branch of the All-Russian State University of Justice, 4, ul. Nekrasova, Irkutsk, 664011, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-9991
  • Dmitry M. Nikerov Baikal State University, 11, ul. Lenina, Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2021.310

Abstract

The article analyzes the problems associated with illegal logging, as well as its illegal circulation in the territory of the Irkutsk region. Statistical information is analyzed that indicates that the situation in the field of illegal logging is much worse than in the neighboring Krasnoyarsk Territory. The range of subjects called upon to engage in forest conservation is described. A criminologically significant set of causes and conditions of crime in the forest sector is considered. The authors consider the main reasons for illegal logging in the region at the level of society to be defects in the ecological consciousness of citizens and attitudes towards extensive exploitation of the environment for the sake of economic growth. The authors attribute the low level of control over the legal turnover of timber, the shortcomings of the legislative sphere, to the conditions that are conducive to these crimes. The socio-economic factors that contribute to the crimes considered in the territory of the Irkutsk region, rich in forest resources, are analyzed. The problems associated with the degradation of the woodworking industry in the region amid an increase in the number of logging are described in detail. The authors consider shortcomings in the field of regulatory and law enforcement practice, on both a regional and federal level, which makes it possible to commit illegal logging in the region. On the basis of the study conducted, specific legislative, organizational and technical proposals are formulated to prevent crimes in the timber industry of the Irkutsk region. The measures proposed by the authors are partially or fully applicable for similar regions of Russia.

Keywords:

timber industry complex, illegal logging, crime in the forest sector, combating crime in the forest sector, interaction of forest conservation services, space monitoring, ecological consciousness

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Published

2021-10-08

How to Cite

Anisimov, A. G., & Nikerov, D. M. (2021). Crime in the field of the timber industry complex (on the example of the Irkutsk region). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Law, 12(3), 643–659. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2021.310

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Public and Private Law: Applied Research