Legislative Regulation Issues of Forensic Examinations Appointed While Domestic Violence Investigation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.2.2023.08Keywords:
criminal procedure; pre-trial investigation; domestic violence; specific expertise; forensic expert; forensic examination appointment; regulation; provingAbstract
Certain aspects of regulating forensic examination appointment while pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses related to domestic violence have been studied. On the basis of general scientific and special methods which are built on the theory of cognition of socio-legal phenomena, a thorough analysis of criminal procedural legislation and legal regulations of Ukraine and foreign countries, as well as of opinions of leading domestic researchers on this issue, has been performed. In criminal proceedings involving domestic violence, the issue of timely appointment and conducting of forensic examinations to clarify facts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence is quite relevant. The indicated factors are mostly established by conducting criminalistics, forensic medical and forensic psychiatric examinations, conducted exclusively by state specialized forensic science institutions. Sometimes, this hinders a thorough and objective investigation and prevents participants in a criminal proceeding from selecting the most qualified forensic expert. It is recommended to end the monopoly of state forensic institutions in conducting such forensic examinations, which will help victims exercise their right to fair justice. Attention is drawn to the issues of procedural legal capacity of a victim, whose testimony is one of the most important sources of evidence. Since suspects are often subjects of forensic psychiatric examinations, appropriate amendments and additions to the Criminal Procedure Code and to certain legal regulations of Ukraine regarding appointment of forensic psychiatric examinations for victims have been proposed.
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