Innovative Essence of Criminalistics and Prospective Directions of Its Development

The article discusses the debatable problems of the innovative essence of criminalistics, analyzes its current trends and promising directions of development. It is determined that one of the priority tasks of forensic science is the creation and implementation of innovative forensic products into law enforcement practice. To solve this and other problems, modern criminalistics integrates and synthesizes the latest achievements of science and technology, which determine and determine the innovative directions of the development of criminalistics. It is noted that the current stage of development of criminalistics, its prospects are naturally associated with active research and application of innovative approaches, tools and technologies in all its components – the general theory of criminalistics, criminalistics techniques, tactics and methods. It is substantiated that the scientific works of Professor Dr. Vidmantas Egidijus Kurapka played a significant role in the formation of the provisions of criminalistics innovation. In this regard, the scientific research of the scientist and the practitioner, devoted to the problems of criminalistics policy, criminalistics strategy, criminalistics didactics and innovative directions of the development of criminalistics science in modern conditions, is of particular importance. The paper analyzes innovative approaches in criminalistics science and the proposals of an outstanding scientist-criminologist on the formation of a modern concept of forensic science and promising directions of its development. It is substantiated that the determining factors for further research into the problems of innovations in criminalistics science in the framework of the formation of a private criminalistics theory, first of all, are questions regarding the definition of the subject, object and method of this theory. It is argued that at present, scientific prerequisites have been created for its development and formation, which is a promising innovative direction of modern criminalistics research. Considering the importance of the provisions of this theory for the prospects for the further development of criminalistics science, it is proposed to consider criminalistics innovation in the structure of the general theory of criminalistics science. Therefore, the scientific legacy of Professor Dr. Vidmantas Egidijus Kurapka creates a scientific foundation for further prospects for the study of criminalistics innovation and criminalistics science in general.