THE USE OF AN ADHESIVE LIFTER AND PH INDICATOR FOR THE REMOVAL AND ENHANCEMENT OF SHOEPRINTS IN DUST

Authors
SHOR Y VINOKUROV A GLATTSTEIN B
Citation
Y. Shor et al., THE USE OF AN ADHESIVE LIFTER AND PH INDICATOR FOR THE REMOVAL AND ENHANCEMENT OF SHOEPRINTS IN DUST, Journal of forensic sciences, 43(1), 1998, pp. 182-184
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Legal
Journal title
Journal of forensic sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221198
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
182 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1198(1998)43:1<182:TUOAAL>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The use of a white adhesive lifter to remove footwear imprints in dust and their subsequent enhancement with a pH indicator is described. Tw o cases in which shoeprints were recovered using this method are prese nted. It was found that this method is superior to that of gel lifting .