Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
and
Polish Forensic Association
are honored to invite you to
the 3rd International Scientific Conference
Crime Scene
Date: 18–19 March 2015
Conference venue: MT Polska Trade Fair and Congress Centre, 56c Marsa St., Warsaw
Language: Polish / English (the organisers provide the simultaneous translation)
Organisers: Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police, Polish Forensic Association
Cooperation: MT Targi Ltd.
Simultaneous events: 17th International Trade Fair of Analytical, Measurement and Control
Technology and 4th International Forensic Technology CrimeLab Fair
Scientific Committee:
Professor Brunon Hołyst - Warsaw Management Academy
(the Chairman of Scientific Committee)
Professor Peter Bilous – Eastern Washington University
Mieczysław Błoński Ph.D. – Łazarski University
Piotr Bogdalski Ph.D. – Police Academy in Szczytno
Krzysztof Borkowski Ph.D. – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Professor Ewa Bulska – Warsaw University
Professor Piotr Girdwoyń – Warsaw University
Mieczysław Goc Ph.D. – Polish Forensic Association
Kamil Januszkiewicz Ph.D. – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Professor Henry C. Lee - Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
Bronisław Młodziejowski Ph.D. – Polish Forensic Association
Professor Jarosław Moszczyński – University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Roman Stawicki Ph.D. – Police Training Centre in Legionowo
Professor Tadeusz Tomaszewski - Warsaw University
Professor Jan Widacki – Jan Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
Professor Janina Zięba-Palus – Institute of Forensic Research
Organising Committee:
Director Waldemar Krawczyk – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police (the Chairman
of Organising Committee)
Renata Zbieć-Piekarska Ph.D. – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police (the ViceChairman of Organising Committee)
Jakub Bosik – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Kamil Januszkiewicz Ph.D. – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Krzysztofa Krowiranda Ph.D. – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Agnieszka Łukomska – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Katarzyna Machniak – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Marek Miron – Polish Forensic Association
Piotr Trojanowski - Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Anna Wielgos – MT Targi Ltd.
Bożena Woźniak - Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Katarzyna Zwierzyk – Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police
Payments:
The conference fee is 300,00 PLN (gross) and includes: conference participation, conference
materials, coffee breaks and lunch on 18th and 19th March 2015.
Registration:
The registration will be available on the official website of the conference starting from the 2nd
February 2015.
Accommodation:
The participants of the conference book and pay for the hotel by themselves.
Important dates:
02 February 2015:
- opening of the conference registration
11 March 2015:
- closing of the conference registration
Main topics of the conference:
1) Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure
2) Role of crime scene officer in Poland, Europe and the USA
3) Mock crime scene investigation conducted by teams of crime scene officers from
Poland and United Kingdom
4) The role of witness expert according to the Polish, European and American law
5) Course of trial in Poland, Europe and the USA
„Scene of crime” provisional agenda:
(2 days: number of presentations - 18)
18 March 2015 (Wednesday)
09.00 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 10.20 Official opening
10.20 – 11.00 SESSION I „Changes in approach towards forensic examinations resulting
from amended Code of criminal proceedings”
11.00 – 11.40 SESSION II „Collection of evidence at the crime scene – role of scene of
crime officer”
11.40 – 12:00 Coffee break
12.00 – 13.10 SESSION II „Collection of evidence at the crime scene – role of scene of
crime officer”
13.10 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15.30 SESSION III Mock investigation of crime scene involving 2 teams of socos
15.30 – 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 – 16.20 Discussion of mock investigation of crime scene and comparison of different
approaches
16.20 – 16.40 Discussion and summary of Day 1
19 March 2015 (Thursday)
9.30 – 9.40 Opening of conference Day 2
9.40 – 11.20 SESSION IV „Operating principles and activities followed by scene of crime
officers in Polish and Anglosaxon legal system”
11.20 – 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 14.00 SESSION V „Role of expert witness in adversarial legal system; judicial
evaluation of expert evidence”
14.00 – 14.40 Lunch break
14.40 – 16.10 SESSION V „Role of expert witness in adversarial legal system; judicial
evaluation of expert evidence”
16.10 – 16.30 Discussion and summary of Day 2 and the conference
The agenda of the conference will be modified.
Description of the conference:
The leading theme of the conference concerns the amendment to the Polish Code of
Criminal Procedure and its implication on the forensic process. Adequately, the meeting shall
address the way these changes influence evidential procedure as well as compare them with
the criminal justice system, in particular the adversarial one, of Anglo-Saxon countries. The
benefits of the new criminal justice system together with new roles of scene of crime officers,
experts, prosecutors, attorneys and judges will be presented. The event is directed to the
representatives of judiciary and prosecutors, theoreticians and practitioners working in the
forensic field, scientific researchers, police managers, crime scene officers, law and police
academy students as well as the entrepreneurs from both Poland and abroad.
The first day of the conference, 18 March 2015, will be devoted to the role of the crime scene
officer. The exchange of crime scene investigation experience and the information on utilized
up-to-date technologies and standards with police and judicial representatives from various
European countries and the U.S will provide the basis for development of even more
effective practices towards obtaining solid and irrefutable evidence. Mock crime scene
investigation conducted by teams of crime scene officers from Poland and United Kingdom
will constitute the integral part of Day 1.
On the following day - 19 March 2015 – the role of forensic expert and judicial bodies, with
particular emphasis on forensic examination, utilization of cutting edge developments across
various field of science and maintenance of chain of custody from crime scene to the court
will be discussed in line with amended Code of Criminal Procedure, as any irregularities in
the so-called forensic process may lead to undermining the value of evidence by the other
party. The amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure by allowing adversarial system,
which is close to the one followed in the Anglo-Saxon countries will be discussed after
presentation by the invited speakers on how the system has worked in practice.
In case of questions, please
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