Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Expertise, its Types and Opportunities
Course Code
JF_523
Branch of Science
Law; Theory of Forensic Science and Investigation Field Work
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Aelita Zīle
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To provide theoretical knowledge about the theoretical and organizational aspects of forensic examinations. Promote understanding of the basic principles of conducting forensic examinations and the possibilities of different types of forensic examinations. To provide theoretical knowledge and strengthen practical skills about the possibilities of researching various types of physical evidence and the use of their research results. To promote the application of students' theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the evaluation of various types of physical evidence, determination of expertise and analysis of the obtained results.
Preliminary Knowledge
Prior knowledge in Criminal Procedure, Forensic Techniques is required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student will be able to demonstrate the basic and specialized knowledge acquired in the study course, part of which corresponds to the highest level of achievements in the relevant scientific field. The student will have acquired knowledge about forensic institutions, their structure and functions; on the theoretical and organizational aspects of forensic examinations; on the evaluation of various types of material evidence and the determination of necessary expertise and the formulation of questions; on the basic principles of evaluating the results of expert examinations.
Skills
1.The student will be able to constantly structure his learning, analyze his level of knowledge and rationally supplement it, select and evaluate literature sources and will be able to cultivate scientific-research skills. The student will be able to apply a scientific approach and practical skills in the evaluation of various types of physical evidence, independently making a decision on sending various types of research objects and traces for further research in the forensic examination institution, drawing up a decision on determining the expertise and formulating the questions to be asked to the expert. The student, using the acquired theoretical knowledge, will be able to demonstrate practical skills in evaluating the results of expert examinations.
Competences
1.The student, using the acquired theoretical knowledge and skills, will be able to independently evaluate various types of material evidence and make a reasoned decision on determining the necessary expertise and the formulation of the questions to be asked to the expert, drawing up a decision on determining the expertise. Using the acquired theoretical knowledge and skills, the student will be able to constantly analyze and evaluate the expert's opinion, making a reasoned decision on the further action with the physical evidence.
Assessment
Individual work
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Work with materials posted in e-studies and special literature, work with Internet resources, discussions, discussions, consultations. Completion of four written tasks.
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Examination
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Evaluation of expert opinion.
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Drafting of the decision on determining expertise.
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Preparation of a decision on the determination of additional expertise, repeated expertise, expert commission expertise and complex expertise.
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4.
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10 points
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Active participation in lectures and practical classes is 30%, four written tasks are 40% (each task is 10%), a written exam is 30% of the study course evaluation. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Evaluation of expert opinion. Conclusions and their interpretation.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Forensic expert institutions in Latvia.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Types of forensic examinations and classification of forensic experts' specialties. Register of forensic experts.
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Types of forensic examinations and classification of forensic experts' specialties. Register of forensic experts.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Forensic expert institutions in Latvia.
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Types of forensic examinations and classification of forensic experts' specialties. Register of forensic experts.
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Expertise, its concept and place in the evidence system. Transformation of expertise in Latvia and the world.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Forensic expert institutions in Latvia.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Forensic expert institutions in Latvia.
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Types of forensic examinations and classification of forensic experts' specialties. Register of forensic experts.
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Evaluation of expert opinion. Conclusions and their interpretation.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
64 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Forensic expert institutions in Latvia.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Determination of expertise. 4.1. Assessment of the need for expertise. 4.2. Purpose of determination of expertise. 4.3. Decision on determination of expertise. 4.3.1. Research object. 4.3.2. Comparative material. 4.3.3. Formulation of questions to be asked to the expert.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Procedural types of expertise. 5.1. Expertise. 5.2. Additional expertise. 5.3. Repeated expertise. 5.4. Expertise of the commission of experts. 5.5. Complex expertise.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Administratīvā procesa likums: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 164, 01.02.2004.
2.
Kriminālprocesa likums: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr.74 (3232), 11.05.2005.
3.
Tiesu ekspertu likums: LR likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 42 (5614), 01.03.2016.
4.
Noteikumi par tiesu ekspertīžu iestāžu sarakstu un tiesu ekspertu specialitāšu klasifikatoru: Ministru kabineta 20.12.2016. noteikumi Nr. 835. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 251 (5823), 23.12.2016.
5.
Tiesu ekspertīžu organizēšanas kārtība: Ministru kabineta 13.09.2016. noteikumi Nr. 606. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 179 (5751), 15.09.2016.
6.
Tetetris, O. Tiesu medicīnas esence. Rīga: Apgāds "Rasa ABC”, 2004. (akceptējams izdevums)
7.
Valsts policijas Kriminālistikas pārvalde, Tiesu ekspertīze un noziedzīga nodarījuma notikuma vietas apskate. Vadlīnijas ekspertīžu noteikšanai un darbam notikuma vieta, 2015.
Additional Reading
1.
Kriminālistika. Otrā daļa. Kriminālistiskā taktika. Mācību grāmata, II daļa, IV izdevums. Autoru grupa profesora A. Kavaliera vadībā. Rīga, Latvijas Policijas akadēmija, 2003.
2.
Šāviena pēdas un to izpēte ar skenējošo elektronu mikroskopu. Mācību metodiskais līdzeklis. Aut. kol. G.Bebris, V.Veseris, A.Patmalnieks. Rīga, 2009.
Other Information Sources
1.
Nedēļraksts "Jurista vārds”.
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RSU Juridiskās fakultātes elektroniskais juridisko zinātnisko rakstu žurnāls "Socrates"
3.
Žurnāls "Administratīvā un kriminālā justīcija”.
4.
Tiesu ekspertu reģistrs
5.
Valsts policijas Kriminālistikas pārvalde
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Valsts tiesu medicīnas ekspertīzes centrs
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Valsts tiesu ekspertīžu birojs
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valsts sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Daugavpils psihoneiroloģiskā slimnīca"
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valsts sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību "Rīgas psihiatrijas un narkoloģijas centrs"
10.
Valsts robežsardzes Galvenās pārvaldes Ekspertīžu dienests
11.
Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāts. Judikatūras nolēmumu arhīvs
12.
European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI)