MODEL OF CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION FOR THE CRIMES COMMITTED WITH THE USE OF EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES

Ivana Bjelovuk; Aleksandar Bošković; Dejan Bošković

doi:10.51738/kpolisa.2025.1r.008

Authors

Ivana Bjelovuk University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-8758
Aleksandar Bošković University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6108-6184
Dejan Bošković University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9996-4828

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51738/kpolisa.2025.1r.008

Keywords:

explosive substances, criminal act, crime scene investigation, physical evidence, model

Abstract

Explosive substances as dangerous substances are used to commit crimes both with the intention and negligence. With regards to the properties of the explosive substance its use may cause very serious consequences for the life and health of people and the environment. Problems that may arise are certain difficulties in defining the scene of the crime where an investigation should be carried out, because the evidence may be scattered over a large area and destroyed and covered too. This paper discusses the classification and analysis of crimes committed with the use of explosive substances provided in the Criminal Law of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the criminal procedural characteristics of the crime scene investigation according to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Serbia. Special attention was paid to the criminal aspects of crime scene investigation in such cases with a focus on finding, preserving and significance of traces of explosive substances and other physical evidences with some empirical data – the number of crimes committed with/without explosions and verdicts, too. The aim of the research is solving the problem of the organisation of crime scene investigation. The result of the research is recommended model for crime scene investigation with the use of explosive substances as an attempt to improve the crime scene investigation. In order to justify the research, the statistical representation of the number of criminal acts with the use of explosive substances in the Republic of Serbia from 2017 till 2021 is presented.

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