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INFORMATION THAT CAN BE DERIVED FROM FOOTWEAR IMPRESSIONS

المؤلف:  Max M. Houck، Jay A. Siegel

المصدر:  Fundamentals of Forensic Science

الجزء والصفحة:  580

2026-09-06

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INFORMATION THAT CAN BE DERIVED FROM FOOTWEAR IMPRESSIONS

Footwear impressions can indicate the type, manufacturer, model, and often, the exact size of the footwear. If there are enough unique characteristics present, foot wear examiners believe that the impression can be matched to particular shoe, boot, or sandal. These impressions can indicate the route(s) taken into and away from the crime scene. They can also indicate some of the activities that took place during the crime. The number of people, and perhaps suspects, that were at the scene may be determined. Even if the footwear cannot be identified, characteristics of the walking (or running) gait of the wearer may be uncovered. Although this may not have much value in identifying the person, gait has been used successfully in tracking criminals, illegal aliens, missing persons, kidnap victims, and others.