Forensic Collection (page 4)

Human identification. Representation of a historical passport showing a collage of a portrait from the 1920s, with a passport fingerprint, writing and an official stamp

Features of fingerprints, artwork from Dr Henry Fauldss Guide to Finger-print Identification, 1905. Faulds, a Scottish scientist, was an early developer of fingerprint analysis

Crime scene tape. This tape is used by forensics officers to cordon off the area under investigation

Police evidence bag
Forensic evidence bag held by a forensics officer. This bag is used to contain the evidence collected at a crime scene

Fingerprint dusting
MODEL RELEASED. Fingerprint dusting. Forensics officer dusting a window for fingerprints at a crime scene

Fingerprint. Computer artwork depicting a fingerprint overlain with binary code. This represents modern forensic analysis of fingerprints

Shoe print evidence in sand at a crime scene ready for a cast to be made

Forensic drug analysis
MODEL RELEASED. Forensic drug analysis. Forensics officer performing a marquis reagent test to identify drug substances such as opiates, amphetamine and ecstasy (MDMA)

Forensics officer collecting evidence
MODEL RELEASED. Forensics officer collecting evidence from a car tyre at a crime scene. Evidence such as blood and DNA can be found on car tyres and used to identify a criminal

Fingerprints, computer artwork

Orangutan and chimpanzee prints, from Dr Henry Fauldss Guide to Finger-print Identification, 1905. Faulds, a Scottish scientist, was an early developer of fingerprint analysis

Cheque fraud. Image showing how ultra violet (UV) light is used to detect cheque fraud. The upper and lower image show the same cheque (from 1965)

Human handprint. A handprint from the left hand of a human adult male, showing the pattern of palmar creases. Handprints, like fingerprints, can be used for identification

Fingerprint scanning. Computer artwork of a fingerprint scan with markings (red dots) showing the positions of characteristic features

Fingerprinting suspect
MODEL RELEASED. Fingerprinting suspect. Inked finger of a suspect who is being fingerprinted. The ink is applied to below the first knuckle

Forensic DNA analysis
MODEL RELEASED. Forensic DNA analysis. Forensic scientist holding a vial containing DNA amplified from a trace amount found at a crime scene. The DNA is the cloudy strand at the base of the vial

Looking for biological stains. Forensic scientist using an ultraviolet (UV) lamp to look for stains of biological origin, such as blood, sweat, semen or fingerprints

Collecting evidence. Forensic officer using a suction tube device to collect evidence from the seat of a car. This tool is used to collect fibres and hairs for later laboratory analysis

Recording thumbprint. Inked thumb of a suspect who is being fingerprinted. The ink is applied to the tip of the digit and this is rolled once over the paper to record a print of the whole surface

Fingerprint analysis. Forensic scientist pointing at fingerprints being compared by characteristic features (square yellow markers)

Forensic science
MODEL RELEASED. Forensic science. Forensic scientist taking a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sample from a screwdriver

Genetic screening
Conceptual image of genetic screening, showing a DNA molecule and genetic code with a cursor tracking one of the DNA spheres

DNA helix and autoradiogram. Conceptual computer artwork of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) helix (red) surrounding a genetic autoradiogram (yellow with red bands)

DNA autoradiogram and codons. Conceptual computer artwork of a DNA autoradiogram (yellow) with superimposed triplets of letters (white)

Genetic identity. Conceptual computer artwork of a hand, a fingerprint and a DNA microarray. These represent genetic fingerprinting and genetic identity

Sequencing genes, conceptual artwork. Autoradiogram (orange) surrounded by a green glow. Autoradiograms show the order of nucleotide bases (basic building blocks)

DNA fingerprint. Conceptual image representing the individuality of DNA, showing the letters of the genetic code superimposed on a fingerprint

DNA autoradiograms and numbers. Conceptual computer artwork of DNA autoradiograms (orange) superimposed over random numbers (white)

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