CORRECT DETERMINATION OF FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS AT THE STAGE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT: PROBLEMS ARISING FROM INSUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR TYPES BY LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
Keywords:
forensic examination, appointment of examination, errors, procedural law, legal practice, expert qualification, quality controlAbstract
The article examines the problems of appointing forensic examinations caused by insufficient understanding of their types by participants in legal practice. It analyzes regulatory legal acts and identifies typical mistakes made by judges, parties to the proceedings, and experts, as well as the reasons for their occurrence, including insufficient qualification, unclear wording of procedural documents, and untimely appointment of examinations. Measures to improve the quality of forensic examinations are proposed, including improvement of the regulatory framework, development of methodological guidelines, training of participants in the process, and control of expert qualifications. The work is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of law enforcement and the reliability of evidence.
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