CRIMINALISTIC TASKS: CONTENT, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND ALGORITHMIZATION OF THE TASK SOLVING PROCESS
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2018-13-1-17-25
Abstract
The paper examines the conceptualization of task content, task structure, and the task solving process in criminalistics workflow, where a system of forensic objectives determines the structure of forensic work performed by the investigator (expert) and affects their choice of tools and methods. A systems approach to the tasks and methods of forensic inquiry is required for successful task solving in complex forensic situations, and helps to optimize interaction between the expert (specialist) and the bearer of the burden of proof in the process of preparing and commissioning forensic examinations in civil and criminal cases, taking into account the investigative potential and forensic capabilities. The author uses an example from forensic (handwriting analysis) casework to explore the concept of forensic task and to demonstrate the multidimensional nature of task specification. The task solving process is interpreted as a process of simultaneous transformation of both the task itself as the object of forensic investigation and the investigator.
About the Author
Oleg A. Krestovnikov
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Krestovnikov Oleg Anatol’evich – Candidate of Law, Head of the Information and Publishing Department.
Moscow 109028
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Krestovnikov O.A. CRIMINALISTIC TASKS: CONTENT, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND ALGORITHMIZATION OF THE TASK SOLVING PROCESS. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2018;13(1):17-25. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2018-13-1-17-25
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