Methodological and Organizational Peculiarities of Studying Practices in Forensic Examinations: A Comparative Analysis of Australia, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia

Abstract

The research goal is (1) to increase the efficiency of collecting and studying the materials of forensic expert practice created by law school students, scientists, and law enforcement officers, and (2) to ensure the information reliability and exhaustiveness. We propose several algorithms for searching relevant documents, but there are limitations in obtaining their electronic versions. These algorithms have digital (online) and traditional, analog components (offline search). We conducted a comparative analysis of forensic examinations in different countries—Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and Russia. It showed that the development of this direction is impossible without a fundamental change in scientific, methodological, organizational, and legal approaches to the study of production and the improvement of forensic expertise. We consider that it is necessary to activate scientific research and didactic technologies to properly study the primary source of science and the academic discipline “forensic expertise.” Besides, we detail potential capabilities and algorithms to study forensic examinations conducted in state and non-state forensic expert organizations. In order to improve the technical efficiency and effectiveness of scientific research in forensic expertise, we make proposals to digitalize expert opinions and automate the recording of their study results. We suggest ways to improve the legal regulation of maintaining a unified reporting form for state and non-state forensic organizations.