Tactical Support for Trial of Criminal Offenses against Justice
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https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.1.2026.07Keywords:
criminal proceedings; pre-trial investigation; forensic support; tactics; tactical technique; justice; trialAbstract
Theoretical and applied aspects of tactical support for the trial of criminal offenses against justice are investigated. The purpose of the work is to determine the content, features and place of trial tactics in the system of forensics, as well as to substantiate its significance as an element of forensic support for judicial activity. Methodological basis of the research is general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization, as well as dialectical, logical-semantic, formal-legal, systemic-structural, comparative-legal and hermeneutic. The current state of scientific research in the field of forensic tactics and the organization of trial is analyzed, as well as the main approaches to determining the place of trial tactics in the system of forensics. The need to expand traditional understanding of forensic tactics beyond the pre-trial investigation and recognize its significance for the judicial stage of criminal proceedings is substantiated. It is proven that the tactical support of the trial of criminal offenses against justice is characterized by increased procedural sensitivity, conflict and risks of opposing the administration of justice, which necessitates the application of organizational and procedural and forensic techniques by the court. The key elements of the trial tactics are identified, including tactical planning of the process, rational sequence of evidence examination, ensuring procedural discipline and responding to detection of procedural abuses. It is concluded that the trial tactics are an important tool for increasing the efficiency of judicial activity, aimed at ensuring a complete, comprehensive and objective investigation of the circumstances of criminal proceedings and strengthening public confidence in justice. Prospects for further research related to development of a typology of judicial tactical situations and practice-oriented recommendations for judicial activity are outlined.
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Shnypko, O. S. (2017). Kryminalno-pravove doslidzhennia zlochynu zavidomo nezakonni zatrymannia, pryvid, domashnii aresht abo trymannia pid vartoiu (st. 371 KK Ukrainy) [Criminal legal investigation of the crime of knowingly illegal detention, pretext, house arrest or detention (Article 371 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)] : dys. … kand. yuryd. nauk. Kyiv [in Ukrainian].
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2026-04-16
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Bobko, T. (2026). Tactical Support for Trial of Criminal Offenses against Justice. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics, 42(1), 93–105. https://doi.org/10.32353/khrife.1.2026.07
