SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE METHOD OF COLLECTING CONTACT EVIDENCE

• NCJ Number: 31079
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Science Society Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 277-280
• Author(s): F J McKenna; J C Sherwin
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Forensic Science Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

A METHOD IS DESCRIBED FOR THE COLLECTION OF HAIR AND TEXTILE FIBERS FROM SUSPECTS' HAIR OVER WHICH A MASK HAD BEEN USED.

Abstract

THIS NEW TECHNIQUE INVOLVES THE PREPARATION OF COMBS BY PACKING THE TEETH WITH COTTON WOOL AND USING THESE TO COMB THE SUSPECT'S HAIR.