THE SEARCH-COGNITIVE NATURE OF FORENSIC VERSIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTION
The search and cognitive nature of the formulated versions of the established event is the most important characteristic of preliminary investigation of crimes. The gradual collection of evidence and other relevant information, starting with probabilistic assumptions and ending with reliable knowledge of the crime under investigation, constitute the meaning of the investigative practice, determine the professional competence of the investigator. The formulation of versions is based on the possibilities of the hypothetical and creative thinking of the investigator, who is the subject of knowledge. The formulated hypothesis is the main form of knowledge about the committed criminal act, expressed in a reasoned and evident conclusion with the consequent procedural decisions.