由现场勘查的性质反思我国刑事立案制度

现场勘查是侦查破案的起点和基础 ,是获取侦查线索和犯罪证据的重要途径 ,在刑事诉讼中的地位十分重要。我国传统理论、相关法律和司法实践均笼统认为 ,现场勘查的内涵是对现场进行的实地勘验、检查 ,现场勘查的性质是侦查活动。现场勘查之内容应包括现场实地勘验和现场访问 ,从其性质看 ,立案前的现场勘查和非犯罪事件现场勘查也应属于侦查活动 ,但刑事立案制度的存在使其实然性质又不是侦查活动 ,因此立案制度有其不合理性 ,建议将侦查确定为刑事诉讼活动的起点     

论驻外使领馆的调研工作

在当代国际关系中,外交的地位与作用没有因新闻媒体的挑战和首脑外交的活跃而降低。驻外使领馆的外交调研是外交决策的基础工作,是为外交决策服务的。本文主要论述外交调研工作的重要性、驻外使领馆不同的外交调研的要求与分类、调研工作的一般规律和对外交调研的基本要求。     

我国对外贸易壁垒调查制度:成就、不足及完善

原外经贸部颁布的《对外贸易壁垒调查暂行规则》是我国外贸政策与立法范式转化的重要标志 ,对于我国真正享受多边贸易规则赋予的权益 ,积极维护对外贸易参与人利益都具有深远意义 ,但《暂行规则》在贸易壁垒的认定、申请人结构安排及程序运作等方面仍须进一步完善     

镇江市困难职工医疗保障状况的调查及对策

通过对困难职工群体的医疗保障政策和措施的不断完善,建立同经济发展水平相适应的医疗保障体系。     

关于细化和落实公安机关领导干部逐级负责制和责任追究制的思考

公安机关领导干部逐级负责制存在落实不到位的问题。要在领导干部逐级负责制中实施责任追究的做法,完善考核机制,全面实行责任倒查机制,强化思想政治工作。     

我国刑事侦查程序的正当目的与建立司法审查制度的构想

侦查机关拥有强制性处分权在实践中易导致刑讯逼供、超期羁押、非法取证等一系列问题,影响刑事诉讼目的的实现。必须对侦查权的行使科以必要的法律限制,建立外在的正当程序规则,侦查程序的正当目的就是基于这一需要产生的。建立合理完善的司法审查制度,对侦查机关实施强制性处分权进行司法审查,就成为侦查程序正当目的研究的历史使命。     

侦查活动的博弈论解构与指引——评李双其《侦查博弈论》

侦查学作为一门实践科学,其理论基础何在?这是一个为许多学者苦心孤诣所追问并试图揭示的问题。博弈论对于侦查中的策略与行为选择具有很强的解释性,实际就是解构了侦查策略和侦查行为选择的理论根据,对于现实的侦查行为具有很好的指引作用。李双其教授的最新专著《侦查博弈论》就是将博弈论全面运用于侦查学基础理论研究的重要成果,不仅具有开创意义,也深具独到见解。当然,该著述的得失,还有赖于更多的读者来评说。     

参与式教学法在侦查实训中的应用探索

参与式教学法是以学习者为中心,鼓励学习者积极参与教学过程的一种协作式或合作式教学方法。无论是从学生学习的规律特点,侦查工作的性质和特点要求,还是从提高侦查实训教学效果的角度,侦查实训教学中应用参与式教学都有其必要性。以犯罪现场勘查课程的实训教学为例,通过课前设计、课堂训练、作业反馈等三个阶段中的参与式教学实践,能够增强实训的逼真性,提高学生的参与程度与学习兴趣,有效提升训练效果。     

Plain text passwords: A forensic RAM-raid

Despite many academic studies in the last 15 years acknowledging the investigative value of physical memory due to the potential sensitive nature of data it may contain, it arguably remains rarely collected at-scene in most criminal investigations. Whilst this may be due to factors such as first responders lacking the technical skills to do this task, or simply that it is overlooked as an evidence source, this work seeks to emphasise the worth of this task by demonstrating the ability to recover plain-text login credentials from it. Through an examination of logins made to 15 popular online services carried out via the Chrome, Edge and Mozilla Firefox browsers, testing shows that plain-text credentials are present in RAM in every case. Here, a transparent test methodology is defined and the results of test cases are presented along with ‘string markers’ which allow a practitioner to search their RAM captures for the presence of unknown credential information for these services in future cases.     

That tool is rubbish!…or is it?

Digital forensic practitioners often utilise a range of tools throughout their casework in order to access, identify and analyse relevant data, making them a vital part of conducting thorough, efficient and accurate digital examinations of device content and datasets. Whilst their importance cannot be understated, there is also no guarantee that their functionality is free from error, where similarly, no practitioner can 100% assure that their performance is flawless. Should an error occur during an investigation, assuming that it has been identified, then determining the cause of it is important for the purposes of ensuring quality control in both the immediate investigation and for longer-term practice improvements. Perhaps anecdotally, a starting position in any postmortem review of an error may be to suspect that any tools used may be at fault, where recent narratives and initiatives have enforced the need to evaluate all tools prior to them being used in any live investigation. Yet, in addition, an error may occur as a result of a practitioner’s investigative conduct. This work discusses the concept of ‘fault-attribution’, focusing on the roles of the forensic tool and practitioner, and proposes a series of principles for determining responsibility for an investigative error.