scholarly journals Evaluation of forensic computer and technical expertise in criminal proceedings

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (38) ◽  
pp. 204-211
Author(s):  
Mykhailo Klymchuk ◽  
Sergii Marko ◽  
Yevhen Priakhin ◽  
Bohdana Stetsyk ◽  
Andrii Khytra

The purpose of the article is to clarify the place and role of the expert report based on the results of forensic computer and technical expertise as a source of evidence in criminal proceedings. The subject of the study: The subject of research is forensic computer and technical expertise as a source of evidence in criminal proceedings. Methodology: The method of system analysis, formal and logical, system and structural methods, the methods of modeling and forecasting were used in the course of the research were used in the course of the study. The results of the study: According to the results of the study, the authors conclude that forensic computer and technical expertise is the main procedural form of using special knowledge in the area of computer technology, and its results may be the most important part of the evidence base in the specific criminal proceedings. Practical consequences: It is concluded that the use of the expert report based on the results of forensic computer and technical expertise in criminal proceedings is its application by the subjects of evidence during the qualification of criminal offense to establish facts and circumstances relevant to criminal proceedings and subject to proof, as well as to resolve other tactical tasks. Value / originality: The authors’ definition of assessing expert report based on the results of forensic computer and technical expertise is offered.

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
A. V. Lubentsov

Problems of appointing and conducting forensic examination and using their results in the process of criminal offences investigation occupy an important place in the criminal proceedings and expert activities. A separate category among all these problems is perfection of theoretical basis offorensic examination, namely the definition of a subject and tasks offorensic examination in general and its separate types in particular. One of these is the forensic autotechnical examination, as one of the main expertise scheduled when investigating crimes against traffic safety and transport operation. In the practical aspect in the subject of forensic examination we distinguish procedural and gnoseological sides. The procedural side ofa subject of forensic examination is expressed in a circle of circumstances, which are established by means of special knowledge and are the elements of proofs system. The gnoseological side of a subject of forensic examination is expressed in that the object of cognition at practical expert research are properties of expertise object, its sides and mutual relations which are defined during the given research. On the basis of scientific literature and normative-legal acts analysis the subject and tasks of forensic examination are investigated. A subject and tasks of forensic autotechnical expertise are defined. It’s noticed that in the practical aspect the subject of a forensic examination is considered in wide and narrow senses, as a kind (type) subject of autotechnical examination in general, and a subject of a concrete autotechnical examination in concrete criminal proceedings. It’s specified that depending on it the autotechnical examination tasks are divided on general and concrete. It’s proved that the subject and tasks of a concrete autotechnical examination may coincide on volume with the general or to be them yet however they should not be beyond the general.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 391-400
Author(s):  
V T. Chuprun

The presence of the set of unresolved scientific and practical problems in the new field offorensic expertise "Military Research" is determined, and, first of all, it’s a deficit of scientific and methodical provision. The purpose of the paper is to define the comprehensive nature of forensic research in the military sphere. The experience of modern wars and armed conflicts shows that the battle of combined-arms formations acquires the features of land-and-air combat. It’s noted that in today’s combined arms battles and operations, it’s possible to solve successfully the tasks posed only in a complex manner. An analysis of the expert practice of the Kharkiv RIFE shows that during the last period the amount of the forensic military expertise has significantly increased. When conducting investigative activities in this category of criminal proceedings, a number of different issues arise, resolution of which requires special knowledge in various fields of science. In the Kharkiv RIFE there was initiated the performance of research work on the topic "The technique of forensic expert study of the work of commanders (staffs) and military formations in the preparation and realization of combat (service-combat) tasks". The novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time an algorithm is developed for determining, from a military point ofview, the compliance ofactions of responsible persons with the established requirements. An opinion was expressed that the subject of any research, including expert, is its immediate performer. In the latter case, it’s only a forensic expert or a person who is procedurally involved in the performance of the examination. The definition of the subject of a forensic military expertise is given. Attention is drawn to the need of availability for the forensic experts and specialists who participate in carrying out forensic military examinations, of the admittance to the information with limited access.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-533
Author(s):  
A. R. Sysenko ◽  
I. S. Smirnova ◽  
S. E. Timoshenko

Due to the specifics of crimes committed on the Internet and the need to involve competent persons with special knowledge in the field of information and computing technologies and information and computer technology in criminal proceedings, the appointment of computer and technical expertise is relevant in the investigation of most online crimes. Electronic (digital) information that is the subject of criminal encroachment or a means of committing a socially dangerous act on the Internet can be correctly collected, examined and examined only by specialists or with their assistance.In scientific research on computer-technical expertise, the definition of its concept is not formulated, the distinctive features of this type of expertise are analyzed exclusively through the description of specific objects of such expertise. The article proves that the name "computer-technical expertise" is the most optimal term that semantically combines the study of both the device itself, that is, hardware, and its components, as well as system software, information data that includes various types of text and graphic documents.The problems of performing forensic computer-technical examinations are based on objective and subjective reasons. Problems that do not depend on the expert's professional competence (objective) appear even before the start of production of the type of expertise under consideration. For example, failure to comply with the requirements of the criminal procedure form when collecting electronic documents or computer equipment during investigative actions prevents the expert from preparing a reliable, respectively, and acceptable conclusion. It is also important to take into account the continuous improvement of software and hardware used in criminal activities, which inevitably causes the need to modify and optimize the methods of conducting examinations.The article defines the concept, principles of forensic computer-technical expertise, its types, objects of research and opportunities in the investigation and detection of crimes. Almost any handling of computer information requires the use of special knowledge. Therefore, the authors emphasize the possibilities of forensic computer- technical expertise in solving diagnostic and identification problems, analyze the problems of assigning and producing computer-technical expertise.


2021 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
O. D. Ratnikova ◽  
V. V. Kharin ◽  
O. S. Matorina

The process of investigating crimes committed with the use of modern information technologies is inherently connected with the need to attract specialists from expert organizations with special knowledge and qualifications. In order to form an evidence base in the criminal proceedings of the area under consideration and a comprehensive review of cases, the conclusion of a specialist conducting computer-technical expertise is significant. The scientifically based conclusions of the expert opinion allow us to fully restore the logical chain of circumstances and establish the mechanism of committing a crime, as well as to prove the fact of committing a criminal act, or to justify an innocent person in committing a crime. The relevance of the topic of the article is due to the growth of crimes with the use of modern information technologies. Based on the results of the theoretical analysis and study of judicial practice in criminal cases related to the use of information technologies, the authors consider the features of the investigation of cases and the significance of the results of expert opinions in sentencing. The features of the use of computer-technical expertise in order to provide an evidence base in criminal proceedings are determined.


Author(s):  
Mariia Sirotkina ◽  

The article is turned out to a scientific search for the concept of "a reconciliation agreement between the victim and the suspect or accused" through the study of the essence of reconciliation and role in criminal proceedings thereof. The author notes that criminal procedural law (until 2012) had been proclaimed another approach to reconciliation between victim and suspect, not involved a dispute procedure as a conflict, the result of which can be reached by compromise and understanding through reconciliation. It is stated that one of the ways to resolve the legal conflict in committing a criminal offense was the opportunity to reach a compromise between the victim and the suspect (the accused) by concluding a reconciliation agreement between them, provided by the Code of Сriminal Procedure of Ukraine (2012). The main attention is placed on the shortcoming of the domestic criminal procedure law which is the lack of the concept of "a reconciliation agreement between the victim and the suspect or the accused", which can be eliminated only through examining the essence or legal nature of reconciliation in criminal proceedings. Taking into consideration the current legislation and modern views on the institution of reconciliation in criminal proceedings, the author's definition of the concept of "a reconciliation agreement" is proposed. Thus, “The conciliation agreement is an agreement in criminal proceedings concluded between the victim and the suspect or the accused person on their own initiative in relation to crimes of minor or medium gravity and in criminal proceedings in the form of private prosecution, the subject of which is the compensation of harm caused by wrongdoing or committing other actions not related to compensation for the damage that the suspect or the accused is obliged to commit in favor of the victim, in exchange for an agreed punishment and sentencing thereof or sentencing thereof and relief from serving a sentence with probation, as well as the statutory consequences of conclusion and approval of the agreement".


Author(s):  
І. В. Гловюк

Стаття присвячена дослідженню проблемних питань застосування тимчасового вилу­чення майна та арешту майна як заходів забезпечення кримінального провадження із урахуванням наявної судової практики. Указано та обґрунтовано некоректність норма­тивного визначення тимчасового вилучення майна. Відмічено прогальність нормативного визначення арешту майна в аспекті об'єктів, на які може бути накладено арешт. Сфор­мульовано пропозиції щодо внесення змін та доповнень до ч. 1 ст. 167 КПК щодо ви­значення поняття «тимчасове вилучення майна» та ч. 1 ст. 170 КПК щодо осіб, на майно яких може бути накладено арешт.   The article is dedicated to the research of problematic issues of exercise of temporary seizure of property and arrest of property as means for ensuring criminal proceedings considering relevant judicial practices. Author mentioned and justified his point of view regarding incorrectness of the normative definition of seizure. Author also indicated whitespaces of the regulatory definition of arrest of property in the aspect of objects that may be the subject for the arrest. Proposals for amendments and additions to the part 1 of the Art. 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the definition of «temporary seizure of property» and part 1 of the Art. 170 of the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the scope of persons whose property may be arrested have been made.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (37) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
L. Konduforova

The subject of the article is the determination of the essence of the administrative-legal mechanism for the implementation of private interests. The purpose of the article is to formulate the concept of this mechanism and to determine its elements. This goal led to the use of formal-dogmatic and system-structural methods with which the author determines the structure of the administrative-legal mechanism for the implementation of private interests. The author offers his own definition of administrative and legal mechanism for the implementation of private interests. The results of the study can be used in legislative work in the field of protecting the rights and freedoms of participants in public relations, as well as in law enforcement.Key words: administrative-legal mechanism, administrative-legal relations, administrative-legal norms, private interests, public administration, administrative-legal means.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (45) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Oleh Tarasenko ◽  
Artem Shevchishen ◽  
Yurii Yermakov ◽  
Dmytro Mirkovets ◽  
Yaroslav Diakin

The purpose of the article is to determine the features and legal grounds for the use of tools of operational and search activities in the pre-trial investigation. Subject of research: The subject of research is covert investigative (search) actions and operational and search measures. Methodology: dialectical method, formal logic methods, logical and semantic method, system analysis method, theoretical method, normative and dogmatic method, legal modeling method. The results of the study: Distinguishing between investigation and search measures, we apply the following principle: if the object of operational activities is already known to law enforcement officers we are talking about search measures, if not – about investigation measures. Practical consequences: The possibility of legal regulation of the use of tools of operational and search activity at the stages of criminal proceedings is determined. Value / originality: It is concluded that the list of operational and search measures also includes those that have no analogues with the CISAs and therefore operational and search measures do not duplicate the CISAs, but perform the task of ensuring the possibility of fulfilling the investigator’s instructions to conduct the CISAs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Željko Mirkov

Although there is no uniform definition of procedural principles in criminal procedure theory, they can be defined as legal rules or guidelines on which the criminal proceedings are based. As such, the principles of criminal procedure law apply to procedural entities and procedural actions. Evidentiary actions, as a type of procedural action, clarify the criminal case that is the subject of the criminal proceedings. The Criminal Procedure Code stipulates several evidentiary actions, one of which is the preliminary hearing of the defendant. The defendant hearing, in which the defendant gives their testimony, is given a great deal of attention because it represents one of the most important pieces of evidence, and the course of evidence presentation is the most significant and crucial issue of the criminal proceedings. Therefore, the paper will present a review of the criminal procedure principles related to this evidentiary action, starting from the principle of legality as the main principle, followed by the principles of orality, publicity, immediacy and adversity (party control of facts and means of proof).


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (37) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Vitalii Makarchuk

The purpose of the article is to examine the role of the National Police of Ukraine in ensuring the information security of Ukraine. The subject of the study: The subject of the study is the competence of the National Police of Ukraine in ensuring the information security of Ukraine. Methodology: Dialectical method, epistemological method, analytical method, formal and legal method, normative and dogmatic method, the methods of legal modeling and forecasting were used in the research. The results of the study: The definition of “information security” and “cyber security” is provided. The main factors that negatively affect the information space in Ukraine, as well as current threats to Ukraine’s national security in the information sphere are identified. Practical implications: It is established that the number of crimes in the information sphere is growing every year. In this regard, the task of the National Police is to combat crimes and other offenses in this area, as well as to protect relevant rights and freedoms of citizens, society and the State. Value/originality: The tasks and powers in the area of information security protection of the National Police in general and the Department of Cyber Security, in particular, are defined.


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