Date of Award
Summer 8-2011
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Criminal Justice
School
Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Committee Chair
Thomas S. Pittman
Committee Chair Department
Criminal Justice
Committee Member 2
Dean J. Bertram
Committee Member 2 Department
Criminal Justice
Committee Member 3
Richard Mohn
Committee Member 3 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Abstract
This research seeks to determine how well muriatic acid and acetic acid fuming develop the thermal side of thermal paper using aged prints. Additionally, the research seeks to determine how well ninhydrin develops the paper side of thermal paper using aged prints after exposure to the fuming. Twenty-four random individuals placed a total of thirty sets of fingerprints per person on thermal paper over a 10-day period. Each set of fingerprints consisted of three fingerprints on the thermal side of paper and three fingerprints on the nonthermal side of paper. During the 30 to 40-day time period, however, more specifically around the 35-day time period, the fingerprint quality diminishes to a point of not being able to process fingerprints adequately.
Copyright
2011, Megan Elizabeth Dutton
Recommended Citation
Dutton, Megan Elizabeth, "Chemical Processing of Fingerprints on Thermal Paper" (2011). Master's Theses. 244.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/244