Modern Technologies in the Training of State Forensic Examiners: Perspectives from the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice

Abstract

The paper looks at the advantages and potential of network-based training of state forensic examiners, and the use of e-learning and distance learning technologies in continuing professional education in forensic science disciplines. The system of professional retraining developed by the RFCFS of the Russian Ministry of Justice is described in terms of how it combines face-to-face and distance learning approaches.