Shoe print examinations: Effects of expectation, complexity and experience

Forensic Science International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-34

  Kerstholt, José H ^a   Paashuis, Roos ^a   Sjerps, Marjan ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complexity; Context effects; Observer effects; Shoe print examinations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SHOE PRINT EXAMINATION;

EID: 33845222157     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.039     Document Type: Article

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