Foot Printing

Introduction

                             

             Introduction Page

 

          Ever since scientists discovered foot printing, foot printing has been a very important part of forensics, especially since most criminals remember to wear gloves.  Shoe prints have no recognized "science", even though it is an important part of forensics.  You may at first think that, even if scientists do figure out what kind of shoe print the criminal had wore, anyone could have worn that same shoe; why bother finding it?  Wrong!!  Scientists are able to find out the shoe's wearer by comparing the scratches on the print to the actual shoe.  To find out more, click on one of the links to the left of this.                                     

                               

                    How to Find Prints

 

                               

               Varieties of Prints       

                                

 

               Lifting Prints

                                                                                        

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