The Effect of Common Fingerprint Detection Techniques on the DNA Typing of Fingerprints Deposited on Different Surfaces

Raymond, JJ; Roux, C; Du Pasquier, E; Sutton, J; Lennard, C

The Effect of Common Fingerprint Detection Techniques on the DNA Typing of Fingerprints Deposited on Different Surfaces

Raymond, JJ Roux, C

Du Pasquier, E Sutton, J Lennard, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Forensic Identification, 2004, 54 (1), pp. 22 - 44
Issue Date:: 2004-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Raymond, JJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roux, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-420X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Du Pasquier, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sutton, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lennard, C	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Forensic Identification, 2004, 54 (1), pp. 22 - 44	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0895-173X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/565
dc.description.abstract	DNA and fingerprints are two of the most important forms of evidence in terms of their ability to individualize persons. This study investigated the effect of common fingerprint detection techniques on the recovery of DNA from fingerprints. It was found that the recovery of DNA is possible after fingerprint development using certain techniques, and that the recovery is more dependent on the surface type, rather than the enhancement technique used. Fingerprints placed on plastic bags, glass microscope slides, and adhesive tape returned DNA profiles before and after treatment, which consisted of white light, UV, dactyloscopic powders, Stickyside Powder, and cyanoacrylate plus rhodamine 6G stain or VMD treatment. The profiles that were obtained from these surfaces were often found to contain contamination peaks, and at this stage, trace DNA analysis of this type may be more useful as an intelligence tool, rather than being relied upon in court for identification purposes. No DNA profiles were obtained from treated or untreated prints on paper and aluminum foil substrates.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Forensic Identification	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine	en_US
dc.title	The Effect of Common Fingerprint Detection Techniques on the DNA Typing of Fingerprints Deposited on Different Surfaces	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	54	en_US
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dc.location.activity	Madrid, Spain
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Chemistry and Forensic Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
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pubs.volume	54	en_US

Abstract:

DNA and fingerprints are two of the most important forms of evidence in terms of their ability to individualize persons. This study investigated the effect of common fingerprint detection techniques on the recovery of DNA from fingerprints. It was found that the recovery of DNA is possible after fingerprint development using certain techniques, and that the recovery is more dependent on the surface type, rather than the enhancement technique used. Fingerprints placed on plastic bags, glass microscope slides, and adhesive tape returned DNA profiles before and after treatment, which consisted of white light, UV, dactyloscopic powders, Stickyside Powder, and cyanoacrylate plus rhodamine 6G stain or VMD treatment. The profiles that were obtained from these surfaces were often found to contain contamination peaks, and at this stage, trace DNA analysis of this type may be more useful as an intelligence tool, rather than being relied upon in court for identification purposes. No DNA profiles were obtained from treated or untreated prints on paper and aluminum foil substrates.

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