NCJ Number
19023
Date Published
1975
Length
235 pages
Annotation
A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW ON TOOLMARK AND SHOE-TIRE IMPRESSIONS THAT ALSO DISCUSSES NEW TECHNIQUES OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND THEIR APPLICATIONS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION ON TOOLMARK AND SHOE-TIRE IMPRESSIONS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF REDUNDANT RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC; TO POINT OUT TRENDS, SUCH AS THE CATEGORIZATION OF TOOL MARKS; TO POINT OUT THOSE AREAS IN WHICH OUR KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE ENLARGED; AND, TO USE AS MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS AS POSSIBLE. TECHNIQUES USED IN MATCHING TOOL MARK STRIATIONS, IN PHOTOGRAPHING EVIDENCE, AND IN MAKING CASTS ARE PRESENTED. NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS COMPLEMENT THE TEXT.