TRACOLOGY IN SOLVING CRIMES

The achievements of Forensic Science and the disclosure of crimes are of great importance in the fight against crime. New forensic technologies and methods of solving crimes, some topical issues of application, organization, professionalism, arming with new techniques in the study of forensic science, i.e. to study new advanced computer technologies, new methodological recommendations for crime prevention, investigation require the introduction of new approaches.In recent years, criminalists have discovered crimes, including criminal ones in conducting expert research in automation advances in computer technology are widely used in automation.This makes it possible to effectively change the work in many areas in the field of forensics and contributes to the simplification of the work of criminalists.

The article discusses the theoretical aspects of tracology, which studies traces of mechanical influences and features of mechanical action on contacting (contact) objects and traces.

In this study, the author, based on the analysis of the literature review and theoretical foundations, came to the conclusion that the concept of trace implies the manifestation of the external structure of a substance on the surface of the same substance due to interaction with it. In addition, based on the analysis, the author noted that trace-forming objects, which are the main object of tracological research, arise as a result of the interaction of two objects.

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