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SAFE INSULATION AND ITS VALUE IN CRIME DETECTION

NCJ Number
15917
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 43 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1974) Pages: 23-25
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
3 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSES HOW LABORATORY ANALYSIS METHODS CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE THE BRAND OF SAFE FROM WHICH AN INSULATION PARTICLE HAS COME AND WHETHER OR NOT PARTICLES COME FROM A PARTICULAR SAFE THAT HAS BEEN BURGLARIZED.
Abstract
THE PRESENCE OF SAFE INSULATION MATERIAL ON THE CLOTHING OR SHOES OF A SUSPECT CAN, WITH OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDE STRONG EVIDENCE OF GUILT ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE. EXAMPLES OF HOW SUCH EVIDENCE HAS BEEN USED ARE OFFERED.