Peculiarities of legal status of a specialist in pre-trial stages of criminal proceedings

Today, in the conditions of rapid development and widespread introduction of scientific achievements, modern technologies are actively used not only in the investigation, but also in the Commission of crimes. In this connection the tendency of increase of a role and value of special knowledge from various fields of science, equipment, art or craft in proving on criminal case seems natural. Thus, the relevance of this research topic lies in the fact that the participation of a specialist in criminal proceedings is due to the needs of the practice, which is increasingly influenced by the achievements of scientific and technological progress.