A Little Help on Dealing with Unusual Surfaces
Lifting prints or receiving evidence from a surface other than what we would expect to be normal is quite hard. Dick Warrington, in his article “tools of the Trade: Dealing with Unusual Surfaces,” goes into how to lift prints and other evidence from surfaces that do not fit the everyday category. The surfaces he covers are multi-textured/multi-contoured, adhesive surfaces, dust surfaces, and wet surfaces. When speaking about multi-textured surfaces, Warrington gives three examples of products and techniques that can be used to help find evidence. The three of those products are AccuTrans, polyethylene tape, and DIFF-Lift tape. Each of these help the user to lift fingerprints and other pieces of evidence from surfaces that are definitely harder to get evidence from.
Source: forensicmag.com
Citation:
Warrington, D. (2013, August 28). Tools of the Trade: Dealing with Unusual Surfaces. Forensic
Magazine. [Abstract written by Karl "Kip" Zenowich, ForensIQ Intern]
