Forensic sciences in time of scientific and technical progress and technological abuse – an overwhelming vision of changes or an inspiration for development? Cover Image

Kryminalistyka w dobie przyspieszenia naukowo-technicznego i technologicznych nadużyć – przytłaczająca wizja zmian czy inspiracja do rozwoju?
Forensic sciences in time of scientific and technical progress and technological abuse – an overwhelming vision of changes or an inspiration for development?

Author(s): Magdalena Zubańska
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Criminology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: forensic sciences; industrial revolution; new technologies; technological abuses; law; ethics;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to discuss the problem of correlation between forensic sciences and technological pillars of the fourth industrial revolution. The achievements Industry 4.0 were presented from the perspective of the possible technological abuses, as well as from the point of view of the impact of these scientific and technical achievements on the research interests of forensic sciences. Among the problems faced by both forensic sciences and criminal proceedings in the 21st century is the issue of the human-technology relationship. Therefore, an attempt was made to analyze its conditions, including legal and ethical aspects. Forensic sciences grew out of the needs of law. Science achieves its purposes. It has specific tasks in the investigation of crime. It should be emphasized that from the very beginning forensic scientists get inspired by scientific and technical achievements. The development of forensic examination is progressing as a result. Significant progress has been made in the area of examination of identification. Expert opinion is important evidence in a criminal trial. There are reasons to claim that the meaning of this proof will continue to increase. Industrial revolutions are a kind of turning point in the development of forensics.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 549-568
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish