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Hair & Fibers
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How hair and fibers help police identify individuals…
Examinations can associate a hair to a person on the basis of microscopic characteristics in the hair.
The characteristics in the hair, but cannot provide absolute personal identification.
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Some information that hair can provide..Hair examinations can determine
whether hairs are human or animal.Also the race, body area, method of
removal damage, and alternation.
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Police are unable to provide..
An absolute personal identification.
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The different types of fibers are..WoolCottonGlass
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The main characteristics used in analysis of a fiber..Some of the main things that
Forensic Scientists would look for in a fiber at a crime scene:
TextureShape patternColorCross sectional appearanceSurface Characteristics (cuticle)
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The color of a fiber is the most important characteristic because..
Color can influence the value given to a particular fiber.
Often several dyes are used to give a fiber a desired color.
Individual fibers can be colored prior to being spun into yarns
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Most fiber comparisons are conducted by..fiber examinations involve a
comparison of samples from known and questioned sources.
It determines whether they are consistent with having originated from the same source