The Subject of Forensic Facial Recognition

The paper examines some key concepts of forensic science, namely the subject, object and objectives of investigation, in terms of how they are defined and how they relate to each other. It follows the history of the term «the subject of forensic facial recognition» as a special case of the subject o...

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Published inTeoriâ i praktika sudebnoj èkspertizy Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 12 - 20
Main Author Podvolotskii, I. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science 19.10.2018
Subjects
criminalistics
forensic expertology
forensic facial recognition
human appearance analysis
human identification
specialized knowledge
subject of investigation
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Summary:The paper examines some key concepts of forensic science, namely the subject, object and objectives of investigation, in terms of how they are defined and how they relate to each other. It follows the history of the term «the subject of forensic facial recognition» as a special case of the subject of forensic science. The essence of the term «the subject of forensic facial recognition» is embodied in the facts and circumstances investigated by means of scientific analysis of objective representations of the features of human appearance and established by thoroughly addressing specific diagnostic and identification objectives. It is important to distinguish the essence and substance of the subject of forensic investigation from its objects and objectives.
ISSN:1819-2785
2587-7275
DOI:10.30764/1819-2785-2018-13-3-12-20