On the A.A. Gusev’s 100th Anniversary – the Founder’s of the Forensic Portrait Examination in the System of the Russian Ministry of Justice
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2020-3-129-132
Abstract
The article is devoted to Alexander A. Gusev’s work as a scientist and practitioner in forensic portrait examination, whose 100th anniversary will be celebrated in November 2020.
The author gives a brief description of A.A. Gusev’s Ph.D. thesis, the theme of which was physical identification of a person. He defended the thesis in 1955. An annotation is provided for a technique he devised for forensic examinations for the physical identification of a person in 1960. A brief description of A.A. Gusev’s subsequent activities on the development of methodological support for the production of forensic portrait examinations and their practical implementation is given.
About the Author
A. M. ZininRussian Federation
Zinin Aleksandr Mikhailovich – Doctor of Law, Professor, Master Forensic Examiner at the Laboratory of Questioned Document Examination, the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice; Professor of the Department of Forensic Sciences at Kutafin University
Moscow 109028
Moscow 125993
References
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2. Gusev A.A. The Methodology of Conduct for Forensic Examinations on the Identification by Physical Appearance. Ministry of Justice RSFSR. Higher Courses for Advanced Training for Lawyers. Moscow, 1960. 30 p. (In Russ.)
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Review
For citations:
Zinin A.M. On the A.A. Gusev’s 100th Anniversary – the Founder’s of the Forensic Portrait Examination in the System of the Russian Ministry of Justice. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2020;15(3):129-132. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2020-3-129-132