LTStraipsnyje nuo H. Groso laikų iki dabarties bandoma nustatyti kriminalistikos ir teismo ekspertizės žinių santykį ir jų ryšius. Nurodomi kriminalistikos ir teismo ekspertizės žinių suvokimo ir traktavimo ypatumai tam tikrose anglosaksų ir romanų - germanų teisinių sistemų valstybėse. Atkreipiamas dėmesys į kriminalistikos ir bendrosios teismo ekspertizės teorijos (ekspertologijos) prigimtį, ryšius, paminėtos teorijos raidos perspektyvos. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Kriminalistikos objektas; Teismo ekspertizės objektas; Mokslinė teorija.
ENThe article tends to define relation between criminalistics and forensic science since H. Gross times. The peculiarities of understandings and definition of forensic knowledge and criminalistics knowledge in different legal systems are discussed. The common origin of both theories is stressed and tendencies of their development are showed. The main conclusions: Scientific bases for existence of both theories were very similar, including need for optimisation of activities of law enforcement institutions; In the system of common law criminalistics and forensic science since their „birth" are understood as one trend of applied since - forensic science - the main tasks of which is to serve for crime investigations and justice in general. In the system of civil law knowledge of criminalistics and forensic science comply only in seeking of strategic goals, but differ by their content. Criminalistics and general theory on forensic science are part of legal sciences. [From the publication]