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Possibilities of using the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in practice

Dear Sir or Madam,


Please take a few minutes of your time to complete the following questionnaire that is part of the research in my PhDr. thesis at the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague and whitch deals with the possibilities of using the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in practice.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at: kavalsky.adam@gmail.com

Thank you in advance for your time and willingness.

Adam Kavalsky

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Possibilities of using the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in practice
1

What types of bloodshed events have you dealt with in your practice and used the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA)?

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2

What types of injuries have you encountered in your practice of using BPA?

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3

What authority is asking you to perform BPA in a particular case?

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4

At what stage/phase of the case are you asked to apply BPA?

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5

Did you apply BPA even in a case where the medical examiner concluded that he could not comment more precisely on the mutual position of the victim and the perpetrator during the attack (e.g. because the position was changing)?

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6

What difficult case conditions for BPA do you repeatedly encounter?

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7

Have you ever refused to apply BPA due to inappropriate case conditions? If yes, what circumstances prevented the application?

8

What method do you most often use to find out the area of convergence and the area of origin?

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9

What are the main arguments used by the defense to challenge BPA during the trial?

10

Can you recommend a special software that is effective for applying BPA?

11

How many years have you been doing BPA?

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12

What country do you operate in?

13

Are you officially registered as a forensic expert in your country?

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14

Are there any operational procedure standards in BPA in your country?

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15

Is BPA accredited in your country?

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16

How you foresee the future progress of using BPA in practice?

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