In the majority of footwear examinations resulting in an association between a questioned footwear impression and a known shoe, the conclusion most often reached is the correspondence of combined class characteristics such as design and physical size. As shoes and tires are such as nicks, cuts, and wear patterns develop. a suitable show up in prints and impressions and can be compared with shoes or tires.
a suspect's ' combination of tracking and footwear impressions, it events leading up to, those occurring during, crime. Collection of evidence. CLASS CHARACTERISTICS Class characteristics are features of an item of evidence that can be used to include or exclude it from a group.
These characteristics for shoeprint impressions include the shape, size, and design. For example, there are many size 10 Nike Air Jordans made with the same outsole (tread) pattern. If we find this pattern at a crime scene, any suspect shoe with these same.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like A clear shoe impression was found at the scene of a house break. There is a shoe found that matches the impression at the suspect's shoe. Is this print class or individual, A broken test tube was found at a crime scene.
Small rounded fragments of glass are found at the suspect's home. The fragments are too small and too few to. Footwear impressions as forensic evidence: The screening of footwear impression evidence involves examination, and subsequent comparison, of class and individual characteristics conflated therein.
Class characteristics are a fallout of the manufacturing process. These include the physical size and design of the footwear. Introduction Shoe prints and tool marks are two crucial types of evidence in forensic science that aid investigators in solving crimes.
They share similarities in their role as impression evidence and can be classified either as class or individual evidence, depending on the level of uniqueness and detail they possess. In the course of a shoe print examination, these variables are considered independently for each defect and then in combination with all the other defects. These individual characteristics, along with the class characteristics, enable The an examiner to determine the identity or nonidentity of a shoe print when compared with similar characteristics on a suspect shoe.
Existing Approach. Another example of evidence used to link a suspect or vehicle to the scene of a crime includes footwear and tire impressions. An analyst examines the cast, photograph or lift of an impression left at the scene and the suspected shoe or tire to determine whether they share any class characteristics, similar tread design, size and/or wear.
Exclusion - The shoe print/tire impression was disassociated with the shoe/tire due to a disagreement of class characteristics and/or significantly different damage characteristics. Unsuitable - The shoe print/tire impression has little detail or definition, preventing any assessment of class or individual characteristics. After attending this presentation, attendees will have a greater appreciation for the amount of wear necessary to change a shoe print from class evidence to individual evidence.
This presentation will impact the forensic science community by providing information about the effects of wear, weight, gender, and sole tread on shoe wear patterns.