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Based on over 44 years of the author's hands-on experience in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, authoritative text on the recognition, recovery, examination, and presentation of footwear impression evidence. Covering all aspects of footwear evidence, including footwear manufacturing, shoe grading and sizing, examination procedures,
List of contents
General Information about Footwear Evidence. Photographing Footwear Evidence. Casting Three-Dimensional Impressions. Recovering Impressions in Snow. Treatment and Lifting of Two-Dimensional Footwear Impressions. Blunt Force Pattern Injuries. Enhancement of Footwear Impression Evidence. Sizing Feet and Footwear. Manufacturing: Producing and Texturing Molds. Manufacturing: Molding Processes and Modification of Outsoles. Manufacturing: Cutting Outsoles from Sheet Stock. Outsole Design and Dimension. Evaluation of General Wear. Randomly Acquired Characteristics. Known Footwear and Known Impression Standards. Examination of Crime Scene Impressions with Known Footwear. Written Reports and Court Testimony. Impressions of the Foot. Some Case Examples. Topics Regarding The Prosecution and the Defense. Resources.
About the author
William J. Bodziak holds an MS in forensic science and has spent over 44 years in the field of footwear and tire evidence. He created the first technical conferences on footwear and tire evidence held in 1983 and 1984, taught the subsequent forensic footwear courses at the FBI Academy, and organized the first International Symposium on Footwear and Tire evidence at the FBI Academy in 1994. He has instructed classes in the forensic examination of footwear and tire evidence on over 150 occasions throughout the United States and in other countries and has provided testimony on over 500 occasions in the US, Canada, South Africa, Israel, Guam, Saipan, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. He has written three other books, several book chapters, and many journal articles. He has been an active member and participated in numerous professional organizations throughout his career.
Summary
Based on over 44 years of the author’s hands-on experience in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, authoritative text on the recognition, recovery, examination, and presentation of footwear impression evidence. Covering all aspects of footwear evidence, including footwear manufacturing, shoe grading and sizing, examination procedures,
