<jats:p>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 o...

<jats:p>The articles examines the key stages of on-site investigations (building inspections) conducted by forensic engineers. Typical challenges facing forensic practitioners are identified, and solution approaches are offered. This includes recommendations for possibl...

<jats:p>The expert witness report plays a crucial part in any type of forensic investigation; forensic engineering and land surveying are no exception. This article focuses on relevance as a major criterion in the evaluation of a forensic expert’s report. The author ide...

<jats:p>The author reflects on whether validity can be considered both a principle of law and a functional principle of forensic expert activity. Disclosing the methodological significance of validity, which is yet to be fully and consistently incorporated in the proced...

<jats:p>The paper examines the questions of forensic examination of state, departmental and other awards and decorations, including orders, medals and honorary badges. Investigation of such items is usually organized along a comprehensive framework that draws on special...

<jats:p>Multiple short and simple signatures have not previously been the subject of a separate study. Traditional approaches are usually insufficient for the analysis of such signatures. The author presents a methodology that will improve the effectiveness of handwriti...

<jats:p>The article discusses some aspects of additional professional education for forensic experts from different ministries conducting forensic activities. The authors believe that the the problems existing in this are systemic and hinder the implementation of the pr...

<jats:p>In this paper key trends in the development of extremist and near-extremist youth subcultures are outlined, and characteristic features of criminal and near-criminal youth organizations are described. The results of an empirical study of the activity of existing...

<jats:p>The article describes an expert approach to the analysis of self-rehabilitation tactics used in public communication as a means of reducing the likelihood of legal liability for publication, including social media reposts. The author considers various forms that...

<jats:p>The paper characterizes procedural actions performed by forensic practitioners and law enforcement personnel working in customs. It substantiates the need to update the legal framework behind the system of continuous forensic support of various operations within...