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COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY FORENSIC EXAMINERS WHEN CONDUCTING HUMAN TRACE EVIDENCE EXAMINATIONS AND DOCUMENTING THEIR RESULTS

Abstract

The paper reviews the most common terminology and documentation mistakes in forensic expert reports on the outcomes of examinations classified under specialization 6.1 «Forensic examination of trace evidence of human and animal origin», and offers recommendations for elimination of such errors.

 

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E. Burova
Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lead forensic examiner Laboratory of Forensic Trace Evidence Examination Russian Federal Center of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation


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Burova E. COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY FORENSIC EXAMINERS WHEN CONDUCTING HUMAN TRACE EVIDENCE EXAMINATIONS AND DOCUMENTING THEIR RESULTS. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2015;(3(39)):120-122. (In Russ.)

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ISSN 1819-2785 (Print)
ISSN 2587-7275 (Online)