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COLLECTING PRINTS AT A CRIME SCENE

المؤلف:  Max M. Houck، Jay A. Siegel

المصدر:  Fundamentals of Forensic Science

الجزء والصفحة:  501

2026-08-23

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COLLECTING PRINTS AT A CRIME SCENE

Friction ridge prints, especially fingerprints, can be left on a wide variety of surfaces and may persist for quite some time. Homes, cars, and offices can be littered with friction ridge prints, but only a very few directly relate to a specific incident. Friction ridge pat terns suitable for comparison can be obtained from a variety of surfaces, including glass, painted surfaces, plastics, ceramics, paper, and books. Just because the culprit may have worn gloves doesn’t mean that no prints were left. The glove could have slipped, allowing a partial palm print, or the criminal may have taken the gloves off for some reason and touched something. Even leather gloves can leave prints of the cowhide patterns; it is not safe to assume and forget to collect potentially important evidence!