Footwear Evidence Comparisons

Footwear Evidence Comparisons


What Footwear Impression Can Tell You
Identification of Footwear
Elimination of Footwear
Participation of suspect in crime
Location of Impressions
Rebuttal or confirmation of alibis
Linking of Suspects to the Crime Scene
Determination of Shoe Size
Number of perpetrators
Association with Other Evidence
Gait Characteristics
Tracking


Wear Characteristics
Wear characteristics: The questioned shoeprint shows wears characteristics that is similar to that of the known shoe.


Class Characteristics
“Class Characteristics” are characteristics that are distinct to a particular model of shoe. The identification of class characteristics in footwear impression will allow examiners to determine the manufacture model and sizing of the footwear that made the impression.


Individual Characteristics
“Individual Characteristics” are characteristics that are distinct to a particular shoe. These “individual characteristics” consist of random damage to the outsole that is caused by normal usage of the shoe. Forensic examiners will look for common individual characteristics footwear impression and footwear outsole in order to determine possible relationships between the two.




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