Specialist’s Participation in Crime Scene Reconstruction for Investigating Circumstances of Traffic Collision Occurred in the Dark


Keywords: traffic collision, crime scene reconstruction, specific expertise, professional in road accident analysis, general visibility; specific visibility; output data; forensic road accident analysis

Abstract

Professional participation (person possessing specific expertise and skills in the use of technical or other means and can provide advice while pre-trial investigation and trial on issues that require relevant specific expertise and skills) in conducting crime scene reconstructions improves the quality of pre-trial investigation, expands possibilities of the parties of criminal proceedings (regarding collection, evidence verification and evaluation), contributes to acceleration, completeness and impartiality of the investigation and trial. General requirements for preparation and conducting of crime scene reconstructions in criminal proceedings for investigation of traffic collisions occurred in the dark, as well as professional functions and the peculiarities of his specific expertise application in such a reconstruction (finding out the mechanism of traffic collision; obtaining data for appointment of road accident analysis; verification of circumstances relevant to criminal proceedings). Interaction aspects of pre-trial investigation bodies with professional in the field of road accident analysis while investigation of criminal offenses: traffic collisions are analyzed. The authors aimed to highlight peculiarities of conducting crime scene reconstruction to determine general and specific visibility for investigation of criminal offenses related to violation of traffic safety rules transport operation, applying to achieve the goal methods of formal logic, special legal (primarily: comparative legal) and system analysis.

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2022-09-30
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Varlahov, V., Sviderskyi, O., & Mitunevicius, V. (2022). Specialist’s Participation in Crime Scene Reconstruction for Investigating Circumstances of Traffic Collision Occurred in the Dark. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics, 28(3), 109-123. https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.3.2022.07