Automotive Paint Forensics

This series is specifically designed to bring together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern and trace evidence, law enforcement, and legal communities. The series will also provide unique educational opportunities for forensic examiners in the disciplines of impression, pattern and trace evidence.

The presentations and their authors are listed below:

1. Frequency of OEM Auto​motive Refinishes - Diana Wright
2. In Situ Differentiation and Identification of Perylene Pigments in Automotive Finishes Using Extended Range (4000-250cm-1) Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy - Edward Suzuki
3. Discrimination Power of Automotive Paint Comparisons Using a Paint Analytical Scheme - Amy Reynolds​​

See all NIJ-sponsored impression and pattern evidence and trace evidence training options.