Professors’ Valentin Yakovlevich Koldin (Chair of Forensic Science of Law Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University) and Svetlana Arkad’evna Smirnova (Director of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice) exchange of opinio...

The article discusses problematic issues related to expert errors in forensic ballistics. The causes of procedural and implementation errors committed by investigators and forensic practitioners are examined, and ways to prevent and eliminate such errors are suggested.

The paper examines the problems of forensic forgery detection in digitally manipulated documents. The feasibility of questioned signature identification from document photocopies is also considered.

Adversariality of the parties of prosecution and defense in criminal proceedings offers the defense lawyer an opportunity to apply their special knowledge. The article presents the author's view of the problem of the use of special knowledge by the defense lawyer in the...

The paper presents current trends in computer forensic science, drawing on the outcomes of the 20th annual meeting of the Forensic Information Technology Working Group (FIT-WG) of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) held in November 2017 in Spain...

The author reflects on the philosophical problem of reliability of expert knowledge, not only as a procedural attribute of judicial proceedings, but primarily as a functional principle in building the entire system of forensic expert activity.

Current problems in professional training of forensic scientists are examined. Improvements to the didactic process are proposed in several areas, including the unification of the conceptual framework of integrated forensic investigation, and prevention of expert errors...

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The paper offers a brief overview of the legal framework that underlies fingerprinting as a source of evidence in crime detection and investigation. It examines the issues of forensic data collection, including fingerprint records. Some unresolved issues are also highli...