NCJ Number
184141
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 27 Issue: 7 Dated: July 2000 Pages: 124-128
Date Published
July 2000
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The Shoeware Linking and Identification Program (S.L.I.P.) is computer software developed by two police officers in Scottsdale, Ariz., to narrow the search for shoes to collect for evidence and ultimately to find the suspect who wore the shoes at the scene of the crime.
Abstract
The software divides outsoles into five areas: toe, ball, instep, heel, and edge. The software can record up to three icons plus logo or text in each area. The software includes more than 91 logos and 144 patterns. The software focuses on basic pattern shapes. The number of pictures returned in a search depends on how specific the search was. The software can also cast the outsold in computer-generated three-dimensional effects or can change the angle of light, show the image with reverse colors, and make other variations. Once the software helps place the suspect at the crime scene, the suspect will have to try to prove otherwise or explain how the shoeprint was there. Photographs