Schoolchildren tried themselves in the role of criminal investigators

On March 3, the «Young Legalist» group of the Children’s and Youth Scientific University held a practical session, during which students felt like real forensic experts!

The meeting was devoted to the topic of recording and researching fingerprints – one of the key areas of forensic science. Young legal scholars learned how specialists work in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, got acquainted with the features of filling out a fingerprint card and the rules for taking fingerprints.

Each participant learned to record their own prints using special materials. Of particular interest was the process of detecting hidden traces on various surfaces using the powder method. The children learned to carefully remove traces and transfer them to a medium for further research.

Working in teams, students analyzed the results and drew their own conclusions. Such practical activity helped to better understand the importance of evidence in the criminal process and the role of an expert in establishing the truth.

The class was conducted by Olha Shiyan, assistant professor of the Department of Criminal, Civil and International Law, who not only shared her professional experience, but was also able to show that law is modern, interesting and extremely important.

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