An anatomical and photographic technique for forensic facial identification

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
Language
en
Publisher
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Title
An anatomical and photographic technique for forensic facial identification
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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