Trace DNA Retrieval from Forensic Footwear Evidence
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Footwear in forensic science is the evidence that provides important information which can be used in assisting criminal investigations in several facets, for instance,
determining the type of footwear that has made the impression at the crime scene, establishing the origin of debris found on footwear and also identifying a person who has
worn them. Forensic footwear evidence may come in various types at crime scenes such as sneakers, slippers, sandals, flip-flops, etc. In most cases where shoeprints were
prevalent, forensic examiners would not only establish a link between the crime scene shoe impression with the specific piece of footwear by comparing the shoe impression
against the shoes in question to determine whether or not the questioned shoes were at the crime scene or comparing them against the database (if available) but also prove who the wearer was through DNA analysis. According to Locard’s exchange principle which concerns physical contact between two surfaces stating that every touch leaves a trace. When two objects comes into contact, there will always be an exchange of physical traces between the two surfaces [1].For footwear, the wearer’s feet definitely come into contact with the shoes. Therefore, it is anticipated that the skin cells that having deposited in the footwear definitely belong to the wearer. DNA typing from those sloughed skin cells can be used to identify the person who has worn the footwear. Up to the recent years there has been a minimal research on forensic footwear evidence. In Thailand there was no publication on DNA analysis from footwear. Sport shoes and Flip-flops are relatively popular and not infrequent to be found at crime scenes. DNA analysts often look for trace DNA besides the blood stain. The consistency of DNA profile production results from these footwear as trace DNA evidence is never seen.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ โรงเรียนนายร้อยตำรวจ ถิอว่าเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรั้บผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยหรือรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ถือว่าเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจาก วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ก่อนเท่านั้น
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