The detection and enhancement of latent fingermarks on porous surfaces - A aurvey

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 687-705

  Wallace Kunkel, Christie ^a,b   Roux, Claude ^a   Lennard, Chris ^c   Stoilovic, Milutin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Forensic Services Group   (Australia)

^c AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,8 DIAZAFLUOREN 9 ONE; INDAN 1,2 DIONE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NINHYDRIN; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LABORATORY; POLICE; POROSITY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 7744233193     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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