The Practical Criteria of Accuracy of Forensic Investigations in Statistical Values
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2020-2-37-45
Abstract
The article presents a scientific and practical analysis of ensuring the accuracy of forensic experts’ opinions. It is shown that Russian substantive and procedural legislation needs improvements in the part of the inclusion of the criteria for assessing expert opinions’ accuracy. It has become necessary to develop more explicit criteria for the appointment of additional and re-examinations. New legal definitions are required to establish the cases when probabilistic and evaluative characteristics may be the ground for doubts in the accuracy of an expert’s opinions. Basing on the official statistics of expert errors ascertained by justice, the author proposes to define the criteria of expert opinions’ accuracy in the legislation.
About the Author
I. A. Grigor’ev
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Moscow Region Branch
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Grigor’ev Igor' Aleksandrovich – Head of the Moscow Region Branch of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice
Odintsovo 143006
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Grigor’ev I.A. The Practical Criteria of Accuracy of Forensic Investigations in Statistical Values. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2020;15(2):37-45. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2020-2-37-45
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