Correlation of regularity and randomness in the focus of criminology (article one)
Abstract
The article discusses the dialectical representation of the subject of forensic science, the reflection and role of consistent patterns and contingency in the disclosure and investigation of crimes. Definitions are given to the concepts of “consistent patterns”, “contingency”, examples of their understanding and use in science. It is noted that in forensics randomness often has a negative meaning, it is perceived as randomness, unpredictability, absurdity, but it can also have a positive meaning when randomness “plays” in favor of the investigation and provides the investigator with some freedom of choice.
Received: 03/01/2021
Accepted: 04/01/2021
Accepted date: 04/30/2021
Keywords: criminalistics; forensic science; subject of criminalistics; R.S. Belkin; regularity; necessity; contingency; individuality
Available in the on-line version with: 30.04.2020
