A Comprehensive Approach to the Study of Human Traces at the Current Stage

Abstract

The article deals with topical issues of complex research on the traces of hands, teeth, lips as well as mechanical damage of clothing. The features and specifics of each type of research in the course of complex examinations are indicated. The author emphasizes the need for further research in the field of the complex studies of fingerprinting and dermatoglyphics, the development of a comprehensive methodology for the investigation of handprints. Some organizational and methodological aspects of the appointment and production of complex examinations are shown.

Keywords

• identification and diagnostic tasks
• complex examination
• fingerprinting
• dermatoglyphics
• traces of hands
• teeth
• human lips
• mechanical damage of clothing