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CRIMINAL-LAW NATURE OF CRIMINALISTICS
(Plovdiv University Press, 2025-12-15) Kunchev, Yonko
Criminalistics is part of the system of criminal law sciences. Its subject includes the methodology (theory and methods derived from it) for the collection and expert examination of evidence in the criminal process. In accordance with its subject matter, forensics scientifically assists in uncovering the objective truth in the criminal proceedings. Criminalistics is based on criminal and criminal procedural law and contributes to the improvement of criminal procedural institutions. The legal foundations of criminalistics also include a number of by-laws (for automated identification systems, police registration, investigation procedures, international cooperation for the exchange of dactyloscopic data, and more. Competence in criminalistics within pre-trial proceedings and by the court is one of the key prerequisites for the effectiveness of the criminal process. Criminalistics is institutionalized through criminalistics laboratories, institutes, and academic forums, and international exhibitions on forensic techniques. According to the Treaty on European Union (Art. 30, Para 1) and the Lisbon Treaty, member states are committed to police cooperation in the field of criminalistics.