An anatomical and photographic technique for forensic facial identification

Porter, Glenn; Doran, Greg

doi:10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00290-5

Author(s)

Porter, Glenn

Doran, Greg

Publication Date

2000-11-13

Abstract

The increase in the use of photographs on individual identification credentials such as driving licences, credit cards, security passes and passports has led, for the purpose of criminal activities, to the falsification of genuine documents bearing photographs of the perpetrating criminal. These photographs may be used as valuable physical evidence when compared with known photographs of a suspect as they form somewhat of a signature of the suspect that is left behind on the evidence. The comparison of ID photographs requires the cooperation of two predominantly visual disciplines; forensic photography and morphological anatomy. This paper describes a photographic technique which allows accurate anatomical measurement and tracing of facial features, which allows direct physical comparison of ID document images.

Citation

Forensic Science International, 114(2), p. 97-105

ISSN

1872-6283

0379-0738

Pubmed ID

10967250

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27359

Language

en

Publisher

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

Title

An anatomical and photographic technique for forensic facial identification

Type of document

Journal Article

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Porter, Glenn Doran, Greg
Publication Date	2000-11-13
Abstract	The increase in the use of photographs on individual identification credentials such as driving licences, credit cards, security passes and passports has led, for the purpose of criminal activities, to the falsification of genuine documents bearing photographs of the perpetrating criminal. These photographs may be used as valuable physical evidence when compared with known photographs of a suspect as they form somewhat of a signature of the suspect that is left behind on the evidence. The comparison of ID photographs requires the cooperation of two predominantly visual disciplines; forensic photography and morphological anatomy. This paper describes a photographic technique which allows accurate anatomical measurement and tracing of facial features, which allows direct physical comparison of ID document images.
Citation	Forensic Science International, 114(2), p. 97-105
ISSN	1872-6283 0379-0738
Pubmed ID	10967250
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27359
Language	en
Publisher	Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Title	An anatomical and photographic technique for forensic facial identification
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

An anatomical and photographic technique for forensic facial identification

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