Staying on the trail The scene: you're the first to arrive at an alleged residential burglary. The suspect's point of entry is obvious: a smashed…
The Forensic Outreach TeamJanuary 9, 2013
The composite image of the slippery criminal drawn by the single-minded sketch artist is the initial impression that might come to mind when you’re faced…
The Forensic Outreach TeamNovember 23, 2012
Dalton’s fingerprinting and Bertillon’s anthropometrics were really after the same thing. They were both out to develop fool-proof systems designed to identify humans so that…
The Forensic Outreach TeamNovember 22, 2012
It's on everyone's lips: your very own pout makes its own distinct "print." The vertical creases are sort of analogous to the friction ridges on…
The Forensic Outreach TeamNovember 9, 2012
For over a century, the art of fingerprinting has been considered an ideal method to revealing identity from available objects or surfaces. Nearly everyone has…
The Forensic Outreach TeamNovember 8, 2012
It’s the stuff of Marple and Poirot: the dark contours of a detective in the shadows, leaning over a table with a magnifying glass firmly…
The Forensic Outreach TeamNovember 5, 2012
We’re very excited to announce our first-ever podcast, and it’s with the forensic jeweller Maria Maclennan! Podcast: Play in new window | Download What’s this episode all about? What is…
The Forensic Outreach TeamSeptember 27, 2012