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VALUE OF GLASS AS EVIDENCE

NCJ Number
11993
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 18 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1973) Pages: 398-404
Author(s)
W FONG
Date Published
1973
Length
7 pages
Annotation
METHOD FOR THE GENERATING FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE DATA AND THE APPLICATION OF THESE DATA TOWARD INTERPRETING GLASS DENSITY IN RELATION TO ITS VALUE AS EVIDENCE.
Abstract
A TWO-STEP APPROACH WAS USED. THE FIRST STEP INVOLVED CLASSIFYING EACH OF THE GLASSES SELECTED FOR STUDY INTO A WELL DEFINED DENSITY RANGE WITHIN A SERIES OF INCREMENTALLY INCREASING DENSITY RANGES. THE SECOND STEP INVOLVED THE FURTHER DIFFERENTIATION OF GLASSES FALLING WITHIN EACH RANGE IN THE SERIES OF RANGES BY FLOTATION IN A THERMALLY GENERATED DENSITY GRADIENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)