Роль стандартов в судебной экспертизе материалов веществ и изделий

Abstract

This article discusses the need for standardization of forensic activities. The need for standards to create an effective mechanism for the transition to a new level of forensic technologies in our country is due to the fact that it is necessary to optimize the use of special knowledge in legal proceedings, the exclusion of a large number of possible errors of experts. Expertise is of great importance in criminal cases, its importance cannot be overestimated. The reliability of the expert's conclusions, the completeness of his research, affects not only the correct legal qualification of the crime, but also the fate of the convicted person. The most common types of examinations of materials, substances and products are based on the use of standards, they are used on a par with devices and tools. Without them, it would be impossible to conduct a reliable forensic study. The use of standards in expert research is a necessary condition for compliance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 73-FZ of May 31, 2001 in terms of ensuring the scientific validity, objectivity and reproducibility of both the course of research, the results obtained, and those formulated on the basis of the expert's conclusions. At the same time, attention is drawn to the fact that the standardization of forensic activities should not limit the freedom of choice of methods and other tools provided for by the legislation of the expert when conducting a specific study. The process of producing expertise should remain creative, and the research itself should remain a scientific work in the full sense of the word. It is unacceptable to drive an expert into a strictly formalized framework and templates, since no standard can provide for all the nuances of conducting forensic examinations in specific criminal and administrative cases.