Journal of Forensic Research

Department of BSC Forensic Science, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  ANALYSIS OF UNUSUAL TRACE EVIDENCE- PAINT & GLITTER
  Author(s): Simranjit Kaur*, Himanshu Chauhan, Simran, Saurav Kumar and Aishwarya Sunil
  
  Trace evidence are types evidence evolved when an object comes in contact with a surface (based on Locard’s exchange principle). Locard’s exchange principle states that: Every contact leaves its trace”. Whenever two objects comes in contact there is transfer of substances between them. They are microscopic in nature because it is difficult to detect to our naked eye. These types of evidence are crucial for the investigation and also help in reconstruction of the crime scene. Unusual trace evidence is a unique set of evidence found in the crime scene that will be play an important role in investigation. Trace evidence refers to minimal amount of sample particularly fibres, glass, hair, fingerprints, saliva, paint chips, glitter etc. The trace evidence presence depends on persistence of the evidence. The extent of persistence of evidence depends on size and shape, amou.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7145.2023.14.556

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