the scientific study and evaluation of physical evidence in the commission of crimes
2.
the science dealing with the detection of crime and the apprehension of criminals
Word origin
[1945–50; criminalist + -ics]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: on-line, regression analysis, shootout, synchronized swimming, taxi squad-ics is a suffix of nouns that denote a body of facts, knowledge, principles, etc., usuallycorresponding to adjectives ending in -ic or -ical. Other words that use the affix -ics include: ethics, physics, politics, tactics
Examples of 'criminalistics' in a sentence
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Today, the world of crime must confront numerous, well-organized and professional criminalistics intelligence activities.
Manojlović Dragan 2014, 'Criminal miles and phenomenological aspects of the criminalistics intelligence sources',Megatrend Revijahttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3159/2014/1820-31591401147M.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The questions of classifications of tactical decisions in criminalistics are considered.
О. Ю. Булулуков 2014, 'Classification of tactical decisions in criminalistics', Проблеми Законностіhttp://plaw.nlu.edu.ua/article/view/52444. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the second part, the author deals with the problem of knowledge of public prosecutors in the field of criminalistics.
Feješ Ištvan I. 2017, 'The principle of fair trial and criminalistics knowledge of the public prosecutor',Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Saduhttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2017/0550-21791701045F.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)