PROCEDURAL STATUS OF A SPECIALIST IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS WHILE TRAFFIC COLLISION INVESTIGATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.1.2020_18Keywords:
traffic collision, pre-trial investigation, investigatory experimentation, special knowledge, specialist, source data, road accident analysis.Abstract
The task of law enforcement agencies while criminal offenses investigation related to violation of road safety or vehicles operation rules, that is provided for by Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, a complete and objective establishment of the circumstances and mechanism of a traffic collision, the collection of sufficient evidence and determination of participants’ guilt in the accident. The appropriate use of special knowledge, the latest scientific and technical means and methods for collecting, investigating and evaluating evidence largely contributes to pre-trial investigation of this criminal proceedings category. The article purpose is: 1) to consider issues relating to the procedural provisions and powers of a specialist in criminal proceedings while conducting an investigatory experimentation on traffic collision investigation; 2) define a specialist functions and tasks on using special knowledge during an investigatory experimentation; 3) analyze the aspects of interaction organization between pre-trial investigation bodies and a specialist qualified in automotive engineering during an investigatory experimentation of traffic collision circumstances. The study has shown that the use of special knowledge while traffic collision investigation helps to establish the circumstances and mechanism of the accident at the modern scientific and technical level with the involvement of qualified knowledgeable persons – specialists. The requirements for special knowledge that are used to perform the tasks of criminal proceedings are legality, scientific nature, efficiency, reliability. The main goal of attracting a knowledgeable person is to facilitate the implementation of criminal proceedings tasks. Attracting specialists to participate in the investigatory experimentation while pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses provided for by Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has a positive impact on the investigatory experimentation itself and the quality of the pre-trial investigation.
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