Forensic glass analysis
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Glass analysis in case work
Practical crime scene:
- burglarly, rape pane glass
- broken glass bottles in assault
- glass fragments can remain on clothing
- lens fragments from motor vehicle accidents, hit and run
Collection of glass evidence
BAxter:
- whole item (like swater with shards)
- whole glass fragments
- trace evidence lifter, forensic vacuum, tweezers
- pharmacist fold, envelope
Practical:
- for pane glass breakage, hair combed and caught on examination pper, remove clothes on paper and save, sealed, pharmacist fold
- mark location where it was recovedd
Analysis of glass evidence for comparison: density, refractive index, elemental analysis
Practical:
- mechanical fit
Glass fractures: direction of force, sequence of force