Are Traditional Didactic Tools Appropriate for Methodics of Modern Crime Investigation?

Abstract

As the teaching/learning environment modernizes in a world of innovation and new technology, novel didactic tools are being introduced, and the teacher-learner relationship based on cooperation and a dialogic teacher-learner experience is being revisited. At the same time, teaching methods are also being reconsidered. However, it is still debatable whether traditional didactic teaching tools and formats remain relevant in this era of digitalization, when electronic space has become an integral part of everyday learning, and virtualized and algorithmized teaching solutions are gaining momentum. The aim of this research is to assess whether conceptualized traditional didactic tools are appropriate for the investigation of modern crimes. The results of the research indicated that in a dynamic environment, where new offences are being criminalized, both the parameters and assessment of criminal offenses themselves are changing, the divide between criminal and administrative liability is being re-evaluated, and evolving ways and means of committing crimes are being considered. Therefore, the development and revision of criminalistic methodics for the investigation of certain types of criminal offences as a conceptualized format for classical teaching, is a continuous process which responds to the cardinal dynamism of the environment, requiring the integration/addition of up-to-date techniques and investigative tools. The modeling of the topicalities of the investigation of one of the modern types of crimes in the light of the classical criminalistic methodics revealed that traditional didactic tools are appropriate for the investigation of such crimes. However, when developing, reviewing, and updating those methodics, it is necessary to identify the elements that are relevant to the investigation of specific modern criminal offences taking into account the context, current crime patterns, innovations applied in investigation, and other issues related to investigation.