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Biological Traces – A Constituent Element of the Investigation
Biological Traces – A Constituent Element of the Investigation

Author(s): Iuliana ȚIBICHI
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law
Published by: Editura Fundaţiei România de Mâine
Keywords: traces of blood; biological traces; criminal investigation; forensics; criminal offence, penal law.

Summary/Abstract: This paper represents an analysis of the main investigation methods of biological traces of human nature, and it especially capitalizes on the contribution of biological traces of blood in the criminal investigation process. The central place that the optimal exploitation of the traces of blood in the criminal investigation occupies will be supported by a famous example from the judicial practice, respectively the case of the defendant Constantin Cristian Cioacă. The grounds for the conduct of an effective criminal investigation are so necessary is recalled, more precisely to guarantee the observance and defence of the fundamental human rights enshrined in the Romanian Constitution. In addition, general aspects related to the notion of crime tracking, their role in the general classification of traces in forensics, the role played by comparison models in the identification of persons, as well as forensic investigation of biological traces are reviewed. However, the paper focuses on the study of blood traces, as a result of which issues such as the classification of blood traces, the search, discovery, fixation, collection and interpretation of blood traces on the spot or the bio-criminal expertise of blood traces will be analyzed.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2022
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 92-99
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English