Methodology of investigating offences against public health

摘要

The author's aim with this article is to provide some considerations regarding the methodology of investigating offences against health. In this respect, the article contains definitions of the concepts of public health and public health assistance, the offences against health being presented comparatively in light of the Romanian Criminal Code in force at the time of writing the article and of the New Romanian Criminal Code, with a highlight on the elements of novelty introduced by the legislator. The investigation is customized depending on the social relations being protected, the objective side of the offences in this area, the factual ways of committing the offence and the sequence of criminal activities, the period of time and the consequences these activities have. Crime scene investigation, the hearing of persons of different legal standings, the sanitary and hygienic expertise, biological expertises, the forensic medical expertise, forensic and chemical expertises, sometimes supplemented by searches, presentations for recognition, reconstruction, all these complete the methodology part.