La prueba científica en la investigación de los delitos

Abstract

Forensic sciences have played an important role within the Justice Administration, in the countless crimes that occur daily in our country. Scientific evidence helps to clarify many times a punishable act, however, teamwork is essential with the other participants in the process (Ministerio Público, Policía Nacional, Órgano Judicial, Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses), the latter in charge to collect forensic information, from the place of intervention, location, fixation, collection, packaging, transfer and analysis of the evidence in forensic laboratories in an identifying, qualitative and quantitative way to help identify those responsible for the events that are being investigated. Forensic sciences are changing and a series of trainings and trainings related to the use of forensic equipment, the competence of experts and quality standards are necessary in order to face the different criminal advances that are used by organized crime groups throughout the world. The application of the chain of custody, whenever a clue to ensure the identity, authenticity, preservation, storage, security, sameness and continuity of the same from its discovery to final disposition is discovered, when the prosecutor in charge of litigation in trial It presents it as evidence and depending on its argumentation, its theory of case and the level of conviction adjusted to the norms and respect for due process, it becomes valued by the judge to make a judicial decision; _________________ 1 Manual de Procedimiento del Sistema de cadena de custodia del IMELCF (gaceta oficial 27831-A, publicado el 24 de julio de 2015 y la Gaceta Oficial 27838-A, publicada el 4 de agosto de 2015. 2 Protocolo de actuación para el abordaje de cadáveres de casos sospechosos o confirmados de infección por covid-19 con implicaciones medico legales 2020.