The more evidence...the better! Learn how to establish scale for your footwear impression with this short and informative How-To video!
Step by step instructions...at your fingertips! If the product Mikrosil isn't available to you, please consider using dental cement.
Do you have 30 seconds? Let these criminal justice students show you how you can easily document tire impressions and tread designs. Wow! What a person can learn in a half a minute...
A high school teacher explains what tool mark impressions are, as well as how to collect and preserve the impression evidence!
Are you looking for more information about impressions? Here are some links that you may find helpful! Below this area, you can search the web for your own impression sites.
This box will allow you to search articles about forensic impressions...just in case what we have leaves you longer for more information!
Here is a fun tire impression lesson that focuses on observing patterns and uniqueness of tire wear to identify vehicles:
http://sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/tiretracksinfo.pdf
Here is another lesson by the same teacher, but this one concentrates on using tool mark impressions as the evidence:
http://sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/toolmarkchallinfo.pdf
And, this creative teacher isn't done yet! Check out this bite mark impressions lesson!
http://sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/bitemarkID.pdf
All three of these lessons are split into 2 parts, and each part doesn't take much time. You may want to run all three stations (or a combination thereof) over the course of two sessions in this workshop.
If you need to discuss your progress with the above activities or your CSI investigation, don't forget to use the wiki page designed for your discussions and collaboration!
