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Making Three-Dimensional Footwear Test Impressions with "Bubber"

NCJ Number
231268
Journal
Journal of Forensic Identification Volume: 60 Issue: 4 Dated: July/August 2010 Pages: 439-448
Author(s)
Jan LeMay
Date Published
July 2010
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This study tested the ability of a new product to create three-dimensional footwear impressions.
Abstract
Footwear examiners occasionally find it necessary to make three-dimensional test impressions of footwear when they are comparing the footwear of photographs of three-dimensional crime scene impressions. There are several products available for such use. Some are polymers that require mixing and hardening. Some are foam products that do not render fine detail. A new product, Bubber, was tested and was found to be very easy to use. It rendered very fine detail that could be photographed and cast with dental stone. References and figures (Published Abstract)