Basic Footwear & Tire Impressions

Understand the importance of footwear and tire impressions found at crime scenes. Examine how class and individual characteristics can be used to identify or verify suspects. You’ll be engaged in on-scene collection and identification techniques.

Topics:

1. Pattern evidence defined
2. Class and individual characteristics
3. Documentation
4. On-scene collection techniques
5. Creating exemplars
6. Identification of origin