DOI: https://doi.org/10.33994/kndise.2021.66.95

S. Cherniavskyi, V. Yusupov

It is revealed the process of the formation of forensic scientific schools based on the research of the historical development of the National Academy of Internal Affairs. It is shown the role of heads of departments and leading professors of the National Academy of Internal Affairs in the formation of forensic scientific schools. The main directions of research of forensic scientific schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs are revealed, its contribution to the training of highly qualified scientific and pedagogical workers is highlighted. The achievements of the forensic scientific schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs and its importance in the development of legal science and education in Ukraine are determined.
It is substantiated that the center of the development of forensic scientific schools at the National Academy of Internal Affairs is the Department of Criminalistics and Forensic Medicine. There are systematized main directions of research of forensic scientific schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs. It has been proved that the forensic schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs are developing based on two scientific vectors, innovative research of non-traditional traces of crime (the school of Professor M. V. Saltevskyi). It is also underlined improvement of investigative activities and methods of investigating criminal offenses based on studying the tactics of criminals, modern achievements of science and technology (school of Professor V. P. Bakhin). It is shown the scientific connections of the forensic schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs with other forensic schools and centers of research institutions, higher educational institutions, and law enforcement agencies.
The interrelationships of forensic research made by scientific schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs with other forensic schools and research institutions, higher education institutions, law enforcement agencies are shown. Forensic research of scientific schools of the National Academy of Internal Affairs occupies an important place in the development of legal science and education, promotes the formation of high professionalism of law enforcement officers and lawyers, and ensures the unity of law enforcement practice and educational and scientific activities in higher education of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Key words: forensic science school; Department of Criminology; National Academy of Internal Affairs; criminalistics; forensic examination.