Description
Physics and pattern interpretation refers to a collection of forensic disciplines where the evidence is generated through physical processes. This can range from fingerprints to footwear impressions, striations from a firearm on a bullet, to bloodstains on a surface. Examination of this evidence involves classification or comparison of the spatial arrangement of physical features. The disciplines under physics and pattern interpretation include:
- Firearms and toolmarks
- Friction ridge (e.g., fingerprints)
- Footwear
- Tire tread
- Bloodstain pattern
- Questioned documents
Review a presentation on NIJ's firearms and toolmarks research and development portfolio.
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Publications and Grant Reports
- Assessing the expanded capacity of modern μ-XRF SDD systems for forensic analysis through an interlaboratory study: Part II—Vehicle glass
- Recommendations for the forensic analysis and interpretation of glass from contemporary portable electronic devices by refractive index measurement and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
- Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy Analysis of Bloodstain Aging Using Fluorescence Spectral Data