The issues of the process of evidence collection during preliminary investigation in the Republic of Tajikistan

• Main Author: Parfenov Aleksei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
• Series: SHS Web of Conferences
• Subjects: evidence; criminal investigation; crime scene investigation; evidence.
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185001240

This paper addresses the topical issues that arise in the process of preliminary investigation and initial operations and investigations related to collecting and obtaining evidence. In particular, the study raises the problematic questions about the nature and goals of technical and criminalistic support of the forensic experts’ research activities during crime scene investigation while specifying relevant statistical data. The author provides an analysis of the state of usage of the forensic equipment employed in obtaining and collecting evidence during crime scene investigation during preliminary investigation in the Republic of Tajikistan and other countries. The paper also covers the issues of knowledge, skills, and abilities of the subjects collecting and obtaining evidence for criminal cases and determines the requirements to to the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the forensic experts who participate in crime scene investigation.