CRIMINALISTICS PROCEDURES − GENERAL THEORETICAL APPROACH

Abstract

Criminalistics is the science that deals with the study of crime with the use of practical methods and tools. Criminal investigation of crime, as a negative social phenomenon, is a systematic, planned and organized criminalis- tics activity undertaken in the fight against crime. The order and procedures of implementing measures and actions are determined and conditioned by the circumstances of the case, criminalistics rules and laws. Criminalistics activity is a unified activity under which research is carried out in various forms of crime. Practical application of criminalistics, involves the use of various approaches, techniques, methods and operations. Varied criminalistics methods are partly result of criminalistics science and practice, and partly derived from other disciplines and scien- ces. Criminalistics procedures apply, adopt and make direct use of methods of natural, social and technical sciences, which are then completely customized to the basic tasks of criminology. The specificity of the case causes these procedures to become criminalistics procedures. Application of criminalistics procedures gives great theoretical and practical independence to criminalistics.