Cadets “Star” in Smolensk told about the history of forensics and taught to take fingerprints

Employees of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Smolensk region conducted a cognitive lesson for cadets of sponsored classes of the educational center No. 3 "Star". The meeting was devoted to the history of the forensic service, the tasks of specialists and the peculiarities of their work.

About the profession cadets told the veteran of the investigation, Chairman of the Smolensk regional public organization to support veterans of the investigation bodies Anatoly Ivanovich Shelpakov. The event was also attended by Ekaterina Novikova, assistant head of the regional department for social and political work.

The participants were explained that the work of criminologists requires not only special knowledge, but also high attention, accuracy and patience, since the quality of the investigation depends on the accuracy of the specialists’ actions. Students learned about the role of forensic methods in the search and study of traces at the scene.

A separate part of the lesson was devoted to fingerprinting. The children studied the features of papillary patterns and the principles of obtaining fingerprints, after which they were able to consolidate the knowledge gained in practice. Such meetings help students to broaden their horizons and see how scientific knowledge is applied in real investigative activities.