Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study
Abstract Background The use of water to destroy evidences in criminal cases is common. It is uncommon to believe the usefulness of evidences recovered underwater in terms of its forensic significance regarding personal identification especially by the investigating officers, who are responsible to c...
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doaj-6ff2b6c13e38449d9cbed405244bc4332020-11-25T03:38:38ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-59392019-07-01911910.1186/s41935-019-0147-1Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative studyNeeti Kapoor0Shagufa Ahmed1Ritesh K. Shukla2Ashish Badiye3Department of Forensic Science, Government Institute of Forensic ScienceGovernment Institute of Forensic ScienceBiological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad UniversityDepartment of Forensic Science, Government Institute of Forensic ScienceAbstract Background The use of water to destroy evidences in criminal cases is common. It is uncommon to believe the usefulness of evidences recovered underwater in terms of its forensic significance regarding personal identification especially by the investigating officers, who are responsible to collect and analyse the evidences. In this study, two main factors were considered which may impact the condition of fingerprint evidences: firstly, the time duration for which the evidence remains submerged in water (0.5 h, 24 h, 48 h, 120 h), and secondly, the succession or the number of prints given by the same finger one after the other (5 subsequent prints). Results The result of this study revealed the successful development of latent fingerprint using Robin blue and silver magnetic powders on 8 different non-porous surfaces. Conclusion The developed prints provide significant individual characteristics; hence, the evidentiary value of the objects found submerged in water should not be undervalued.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-019-0147-1Forensic scienceSubmerged evidenceLatent fingerprint developmentPowder methodSuccession of fingerprintsNon-porous surface |
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Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study |
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Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study |
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Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study |
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Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study |
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Development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study |
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development of submerged and successive latent fingerprints: a comparative study |
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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences |
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2090-5939 |
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Abstract Background The use of water to destroy evidences in criminal cases is common. It is uncommon to believe the usefulness of evidences recovered underwater in terms of its forensic significance regarding personal identification especially by the investigating officers, who are responsible to collect and analyse the evidences. In this study, two main factors were considered which may impact the condition of fingerprint evidences: firstly, the time duration for which the evidence remains submerged in water (0.5 h, 24 h, 48 h, 120 h), and secondly, the succession or the number of prints given by the same finger one after the other (5 subsequent prints). Results The result of this study revealed the successful development of latent fingerprint using Robin blue and silver magnetic powders on 8 different non-porous surfaces. Conclusion The developed prints provide significant individual characteristics; hence, the evidentiary value of the objects found submerged in water should not be undervalued. |
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Forensic science Submerged evidence Latent fingerprint development Powder method Succession of fingerprints Non-porous surface |
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