Glitter particles—an unusual source of trace evidence?

✍ Scribed by M.C. Grieve

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 768 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0015-7368
• DOI: 10.1016/s0015-7368(87)72789-3

✦ Synopsis

The potential of demonstrating contact through transfer of glitter particles is discussed. It was established that these are produced in sufficient variety to provide useful evidence. Simple microscopic comparison of their shape, size, and construction will allow separation of many forms, but discrimination may be increased by careful use of established analytical techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and microspectrophotometry.