Creating a conception of the vision for european forensic science 2020 implementation in Lithuania

Abstract

and knowledge in investigation of crimes emphasised in EU Council conclusions on the vision for European Forensic Science 2020 including the creation of a European Forensic Science Area and the development of forensic science infrastructure in Europe: trafficking in human beings, organised crime and terrorism; 3) analysing the conceptions of criminalistics which differ through Europe due to variety of criminalistics schools and finding areas for its harmonization. As a result of the Project, not only conception of implementation of vision for European Forensic Science 2020 in Lithuania will be created but also its main provisions will be relevant to other EU countries. Consequently, the presented conception of implementation of vision for European Forensic Science 2020 in Lithuania could be an initiative for the common European Forensic Science vision and contribute to the creation of EU as an area of freedom, security and justice. The objectives of this article on one the hand are to present the main ideas of conception of the vision for European Forensic Science 2020 of EU Council and on the other hand – shortly introduce the Project, implementation which has just started in Lithuania, and its main tasks.