Footprint Lab

Footprint Lab

This lab involved the siting of a footprint and what the procedure would be when at a crime scene. To start the lab off students from the prior class collected dirt in bins to simulate a sectioned part of the crime scene where the print was found. A footprint could give a forensic scientist a good amount of information depending on how well the impression is. Things like the way the perpetrator walks, the brand of the shoe, the size of the shoe, and possibly even different back issues that the perpetrator may be suffering from. At times even the brand name and shoe size may be seen! The pattern left by the sole can also determine the type of shoe the attacker was wearing.  Since this was a simulated test the only direction the print had to face was north. My group was able to successfully record and produce a print that was seen clearly in order to analyze the impression.