FOOTPRINT CHARACTERISTICS WHICH MAKE THEM UNIQUE FROM THE FORENSIC PERSPECTIVE

Forensic Footprint

Personal identification is preliminary concern of forensic investigation. There are many methods including fingerprints, tool marks, bite marks, lip and ear print by which personal identification can performed. Like the fingerprints, footprints are one of the valuable physical evidences that a suspect leaves unintentionally at a crime scene. Almost all the physical evidence need to be utilized to express individual characteristics. Foot can be studied by footprints and shoe prints. Analysis of footwear characteristics, impressions, and track ways can provide important evidence in a crime scene investigation. Analysis of footprints can reveal very important clues which can be used as forensic evidence. It can help to link suspect to the crime scene and also associated with other evidences like blood, soil, and any other foreign material which help in distinguishing of crime scene. After a keen analysis, footprints can provide useful information to establish personal identity. The present study is aims to analyze the unique and individual characteristics of footprints of Haryanvi’s – North Indian, from a forensic perspective. The 500 sample of male and female age range 18 to 50 years were collected.

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