METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AS ONE OF THE EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE RETENTION OF PAPILLAE PATTERN PRINTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/forensic.science.2025.1.9Keywords:
papillae pattern prints, retention of traces, meteorological conditionsAbstract
Meteorological conditions are one of the external factors that, under certain conditions, directly have an impact on the retention of papillae pattern prints. An experiment was conducted to investigate how meteorological conditions affect the retention of papillae pattern prints on different surfaces over a long period of time. The experiment resulted in empirical data confirming the retention of papillae pattern prints valid for personal identification on wood, metal, plastic and glass surfaces over a period of ten days.
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