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Reliability of identification methods and expert testimonies according to participants of criminal proceedings

Publication date: 29.12.2022

Problems of Forensic Sciences, 2022, 130-131, pp. 169 - 203

https://doi.org/10.4467/12307483PFS.22.010.16819

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Dariusz Wilk
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
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Andrzej Doniec
Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Institute of Forensic Research, Kraków, Poland
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Reliability of identification methods and expert testimonies according to participants of criminal proceedings

Abstract

The reliability of evidence in a criminal trial is a multidimensional issue and relates to the assessment of the evidential value of a specific circumstance established in the case through activities performed by expert witness or authorities. The reliability (trustworthy) of the source of evidence and identification methods, performance of research, deduction and the context of other evidence seem to be one of the important implications for the evidential value.
Results of the survey of participants of the criminal trial (police officers, prosecutors and experts) and comparative group on the perception of various features of identification methods and selected aspects related to the status of a forensic expert is presented in the article. In the first part of the study, the identification methods were ranked in terms of their scientificity, reliability and willingness to convict on the basis of the method’s results. The research shows that the assessment of the method’s reliability is significantly correlated with the assessment of its scientificity. However, some exceptions to this relationship have been identified, indicating that the reliability of the method may also be the result of an assessment of its suitability and effectiveness. The second part of the research was focused on assessing the reliability of various expert opinions. The place of examinations carried out by an expert is important for the participants of the criminal trial. Opinions of forensic experts performed at specialist institutions were assessed as the most reliable.

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Information: Problems of Forensic Sciences, 2022, 130-131, pp. 169 - 203

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Reliability of identification methods and expert testimonies according to participants of criminal proceedings

English:

Reliability of identification methods and expert testimonies according to participants of criminal proceedings

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7493-1380

Dariusz Wilk
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7493-1380 Orcid
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Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-2095

Andrzej Doniec
Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Institute of Forensic Research, Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-2095 Orcid
All publications →

Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Institute of Forensic Research, Kraków, Poland

Published at: 29.12.2022

Accepted at: 13.09.2022

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Dariusz Wilk (Author) - 50%
Andrzej Doniec (Author) - 50%

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Suggested citations: Vancouver

Wilk D, Doniec A. Reliability of identification methods and expert testimonies according to participants of criminal proceedings. Problems of Forensic Sciences. 2022;2022 (130-131): 169-203