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Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints

The use of conventional fingerprint powder is the easiest and fastest method for fingerprint development. It is also the workhorse at the crime scene and an important method used in the laboratory. The objective of this study was to examine the difference in physical characteristics of the fingerp...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Yusof Omar,, Ellsworth, Laura
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
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spelling my-ukm.journal.39422016-12-14T06:35:23Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3942/ Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints Muhammad Yusof Omar, Ellsworth, Laura The use of conventional fingerprint powder is the easiest and fastest method for fingerprint development. It is also the workhorse at the crime scene and an important method used in the laboratory. The objective of this study was to examine the difference in physical characteristics of the fingerprint after development using different fingerprint powders within a six-week period. The study compared the number of positives identifications of each ‘minutiae’ after application of black fingerprint powder and black magnetic fingerprint powder. The latent fingerprints from the donor were deposited on clean microscope slides. The following prints were applied after thirty minutes. Similar rules of pressure and length of deposition were made as much as possible. The slides were analyzed every week at similar intervals for six continuous weeks with black fingerprint powder and black magnetic fingerprint powder with specific indicator. The black fingerprint powder can be used for three weeks while black magnetic powder can up to fourth weeks. The results gave information on an effective time frame using both fingerprint powders for fingerprint development. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3942/1/17%2520Muhammad%2520Yusof.pdf Muhammad Yusof Omar, and Ellsworth, Laura (2012) Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints. Sains Malaysiana, 41 (4). pp. 499-504. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm
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description The use of conventional fingerprint powder is the easiest and fastest method for fingerprint development. It is also the workhorse at the crime scene and an important method used in the laboratory. The objective of this study was to examine the difference in physical characteristics of the fingerprint after development using different fingerprint powders within a six-week period. The study compared the number of positives identifications of each ‘minutiae’ after application of black fingerprint powder and black magnetic fingerprint powder. The latent fingerprints from the donor were deposited on clean microscope slides. The following prints were applied after thirty minutes. Similar rules of pressure and length of deposition were made as much as possible. The slides were analyzed every week at similar intervals for six continuous weeks with black fingerprint powder and black magnetic fingerprint powder with specific indicator. The black fingerprint powder can be used for three weeks while black magnetic powder can up to fourth weeks. The results gave information on an effective time frame using both fingerprint powders for fingerprint development.
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author Muhammad Yusof Omar,
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Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
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Ellsworth, Laura
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title Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
title_short Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
title_full Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
title_fullStr Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
title_full_unstemmed Possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
title_sort possibility of using fingerprint powders for development of old fingerprints
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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