Investigative techniques in low-temperature environments

Abstract

The important role of improving the activities of all law enforcement agencies depends on the scientific level of their organization. An essential part of the methodology for the investigation of any crime is the element devoted to the specifics of investigative tactics, a special place among which is occupied by an investigative examination of the scene of an incident, from which an investigation usually begins. Investigative actions (in particular, investigative examination) carried out under low air temperature conditions have their own significant features that require separate study. This paper deals with the peculiarities of carrying out a type of procedural investigative action, such as examination in the Arctic conditions (low air temperature), gives practical recommendations to law enforcement officers on how to act in conditions related to adverse weather situation (low temperatures, shortened daylight), deals with the peculiarities of work in these conditions with traces of hands, feet, vehicles, burglary; special attention is paid to the peculiarities of working with odor and shooting traces; special attention is paid to the peculiarities of work at the scene of corpse location and of work with blood traces. General scientific methods were used as the research method - analysis, synthesis, determination of cause-effect relation of the phenomena in conditions of low temperature, and also the philosophical law which assumes differentiation of scientific knowledge about scientific grounds of tactics of procedural investigative actions in combination with the necessity of integration of the received knowledge with other sciences (logic, criminal procedure law, medicine).