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ДНК АНАЛИЗА И ЊЕНА ПРИМЕНА У КРИМИНАЛИСТИЧКОЈ ПРАКСИ
DNA Analysis and its Application in Law-Enforcement Practice

Author(s): Ljubiša Zdravković
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Criminology
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Нишу
Keywords: DNA analysis; criminal identification; criminal acts; criminal investigation practice; murder; robbery; legislation

Summary/Abstract: The DNA analysis is the most up-to-date method for the identification of perpetrators of serious criminal offences which has a wide application worldwide. Unfortunately, this method has been insufficiently applied in our country given the fact that the national legislation on this issue is still inadequate and incomplete. There is a need for a more comprehensive legislation which would clearly and more specifically regulate this area which is important from the aspect of both substantive and procedural criminal law as well as from the aspect of criminalistics (criminal investigation). In this article, the author provides an example from the practice of the Criminal Police Department in Niš, where the DNA analysis has been used to cast more light on a number of armed robbery cases in Southern Serbia.

  • Issue Year: LIX/2012
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 139-149
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian