Forensic support of evidence in criminal proceedings: concepts and signs

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The scientific article, based on the study and analysis of the positions of scientists, the provisions of the criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine, highlights the concepts and essential features of forensic evidence support in criminal proceedings.The research of the topic was carried out using the inductive method, highlighting separately the following components: «forensic support», «evidence» and «criminal proceedings».The author of the article sets the goal of defining the concept of forensic evidence support in criminal proceedings and its essential features.The work emphasizes that forensic support includes only such basic elements as: technical, tactical, and methodical forensic support, and evidence: collection, verification, and evaluation of evidence. The doctrinal content of each key element of both forensic support and evidence is highlighted.The list of authorized subjects who are obliged and have the right to conduct evidence using the means of forensic techniques, tactics and methods is presented. Highlighting the elements of the concept of “forensic support” and “proof” made it possible to form the features of the general concept of “forensic support of proof in criminal proceedings”.
 In general, the author came to the conclusion that the forensic support of evidence in criminal proceedings is the activity of meeting the needs of authorized subjects during the collection, verification and evaluation of evidence, providing them with the means of forensic techniques, tactics and methods in order to establish the subject of evidence during pre-trial investigation and court proceedings regarding criminal offenses, as well as conducting procedural actions in connection with the commission of an act provided for by the law of Ukraine on criminal responsibility.