Evaluation of demand of criminalistics and forensic examination knowlege and its practical application in Lithuania
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Evaluation (both real, subjective evaluation of “customer”) of knowlegde level of criminalistics methods, measures and recommendations is one of the most important criminalistics science development trends as development of process of crime investigation and prevention.
We can hardily predicate, that importance of criminalistics and forensic science knowledge and its implement in crime investigation and prevention processes is an appreciable representative of justice, law enforecement, science, policy, media and others. But to admit importance of criminalistics and forensic examination a priori and to accomplish its methods and recommendations in everyday work then it demands additional attempts and time are different questions.
Continuing researches of finished in 2004 year scientific program “Dynamics, prognosis, trends of criminality and modern criminalistics conception in Lithuania” it was decided to evaluate practice level of practical criminalistics science knowledge accomplishment. Prolongation of such research is determined by changes of social life, and both by its influence on criminality dynamics and structural changes and essential changes of law. Enforcement of new criminal codes in 2003 year raise a lot of problems, both for criminalistics that should properly react, by sentene of Hans Gross, on new reality of criminal law.
During research 639 questionnaires were processed. Respondents represented institutions of pre-trial investigation (and police), prosecution, experts’ institutions, courts, advocacy and others. Nevertheless, we didn’t reach equivalent distribution of respondents by profession because of unequal activity of employees of different institutions.
This research represents some aspects describing analysis of criminalistics and forensic examination knowledge level’s evaluation, evaluation of practical work condition and subjective evaluation of it.
Results of our research show that practical servants quite good evaluate their practical skills of criminalistic. But also admit that it is necessary to reinforce the improvement of skills and teaching of criminal justice, criminalistic and forensic examination’s disciplines. Most of respondents pointed at such causes of ineffective work of law enforcement and police officers in crimes’ investigation field: weak knowledge of law, criminalistic and forensic examination, problems with application of criminalistic recommendation, poor usage of opportunities of expert institutions.
Results of research are very important for improvement of criminalistic skills of practical servants. These officers should be properly informed about newest researches of criminalistic and forensic examination science. So, it is very important to encourage the scope of practical servants of criminalistic knowledge and their interest of news and achievements of criminalistic and forensic science.
Scientists of Criminalistic Department of Mykolas Romeris University and Lithuanian Association of Criminalists constantly inform practical servants of law enforcement institutions about their scientific researches, invite practitioners to scientific conferences and encourage universal cooperation of scientists and practitioners.
We can hardily predicate, that importance of criminalistics and forensic science knowledge and its implement in crime investigation and prevention processes is an appreciable representative of justice, law enforecement, science, policy, media and others. But to admit importance of criminalistics and forensic examination a priori and to accomplish its methods and recommendations in everyday work then it demands additional attempts and time are different questions.
Continuing researches of finished in 2004 year scientific program “Dynamics, prognosis, trends of criminality and modern criminalistics conception in Lithuania” it was decided to evaluate practice level of practical criminalistics science knowledge accomplishment. Prolongation of such research is determined by changes of social life, and both by its influence on criminality dynamics and structural changes and essential changes of law. Enforcement of new criminal codes in 2003 year raise a lot of problems, both for criminalistics that should properly react, by sentene of Hans Gross, on new reality of criminal law.
During research 639 questionnaires were processed. Respondents represented institutions of pre-trial investigation (and police), prosecution, experts’ institutions, courts, advocacy and others. Nevertheless, we didn’t reach equivalent distribution of respondents by profession because of unequal activity of employees of different institutions.
This research represents some aspects describing analysis of criminalistics and forensic examination knowledge level’s evaluation, evaluation of practical work condition and subjective evaluation of it.
Results of our research show that practical servants quite good evaluate their practical skills of criminalistic. But also admit that it is necessary to reinforce the improvement of skills and teaching of criminal justice, criminalistic and forensic examination’s disciplines. Most of respondents pointed at such causes of ineffective work of law enforcement and police officers in crimes’ investigation field: weak knowledge of law, criminalistic and forensic examination, problems with application of criminalistic recommendation, poor usage of opportunities of expert institutions.
Results of research are very important for improvement of criminalistic skills of practical servants. These officers should be properly informed about newest researches of criminalistic and forensic examination science. So, it is very important to encourage the scope of practical servants of criminalistic knowledge and their interest of news and achievements of criminalistic and forensic science.
Scientists of Criminalistic Department of Mykolas Romeris University and Lithuanian Association of Criminalists constantly inform practical servants of law enforcement institutions about their scientific researches, invite practitioners to scientific conferences and encourage universal cooperation of scientists and practitioners.
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