ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1981
Page Count: 5

Chemical Reagents for the Development of Latent Fingerprints. IV: The Charring Process
Marmur, A
Senior lecturer, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,

Almog, J
Deputy head, Israel Police Headquarters,

(Received 16 July 1980; accepted 19 September 1980)

Abstract

Latent fingerprints on paper were developed by baking them under controlled conditions. The quality of the charred images was found to depend strongly on the age of the latent prints. Results are discussed in terms of “donor quality” and rate of migration.

Keywords:
criminalistics, fingerprints, reagents, charring

Paper ID: JFS11374J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11374J
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