ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

Morphological Classification of Facial Features in Adult Caucasian Males Based on an Assessment of Photographs of 50 Subjects
Gonzalez, A
Ph.D. candidate, University of Glasgow,

Lu, D
Research fellow, University of Glasgow,

McCombe, G
Research assistant, University Glasgow,

Cockburn, J
Research assistant, University Glasgow,

Vanezis, M
Research assistant, University Glasgow,

Trujillo, O
Research assistant, University Glasgow,

Vanezis, P
Regius professor and head of department, University of Glasgow,

(Received 22 May 1995; accepted 22 January 1996)

Abstract

Fifty sets of photographs showing facial features of Caucasian males aged 18 to 60 years were examined to establish a morphological classification of the face. It is suggested that such a classification coudl assist facial identification by photocomparison. The selection criteria stress the importance of interassessor agreement and discrimination among feature subset units in formulating the proposed classification.

Keywords:
forensic science, physical anthropology, facial identification, facial morphology, photocomparison, facial classification

Paper ID: JFS13998J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13998J
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