How long will fingerprints remain on the tape. How long are fingerprints stored on various objects

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Of course, not only people who want to commit a crime ask a similar question, but also those professionals who study fingerprinting. A long time ago, there have been experiments on matching fingerprints on a local or global basis.

How long fingerprints are retained. Can we hope that they will disappear after a while? Definitely not. Fingerprints can be stored for up to several years. Their preservation is influenced by external environmental factors, deliberate removal and, naturally, too long a lifetime. Depending on the above, the time of their existence is revealed.

How fingerprints are taken. Fingerprints are taken using a certain crushed pencil lead. This lead is sprinkled on a specific object with a brush. A special film is applied to the result obtained, on which the entire trace of a peculiar relief is fixed.

Recently, not only people who store such a database are thinking about how to put a fingerprint password, but also ordinary users of, say, the Internet or personal household appliances. A similar service is now available in almost all modern household appliances, it is especially convenient for those people who do not want to share their information. The device fixes specifically the user and reacts only to him.

Of course, fingerprints are very individual, it is with their help that you can find out the identity of both tracks and their belonging. In order to reduce fingerprints, two results are compared: on the subject and directly from the person. Only if a bold trace left by a hand on any surface converges with the resulting human fingerprint by at least 65%, we can assume that they completely coincide.

How to trick a fingerprint scanner. Recently, there have been optimal and new methods for verifying fingerprints. Not only with the help of graphs, but also with a scanner. In order to trick the scanner, you need to make a special print on the printed laser printer.

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I am a film fan, a photomaniac, I cannot live without travel and music. This is probably the most important thing. I work in the department of international cooperation of one research institute, but I want to change the field of activity. Tourism and everything connected with it attracts me.

I just love to cook and that's it, and especially experimenting with old recipes, adding some new ingredients to them. It's so nice when they say: "How delicious!" to your concoction. I cook borscht so that some hostess will envy! And the boiled pork business

How many fingerprints are stored on an item

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Situation: The dacha was hacked, there are objects that were moved by intruders. The season is autumn, the temperature is 10-15 degrees. A week later, the police were called. An employee who arrived said that fingerprints only live so much in the cinema, and we obviously have nothing left here because of the conditions - airing and cold. Although one of the options was a samovar (metal), glass, plastic dishes.

How long can fingerprints remain on the street in moderate weather?

I'm just kidding, just kidding. There are plenty of places!

Slaves are not allowed to heaven

I'm just kidding, just kidding. There are plenty of places!

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Why fumigation with acial-krianid vapors was not called?

this method is not familiar to me.

If every boss will carry pipes, then where will so many pipes come from? (c) Anofriev. The cat in the bag.

Forever on the lists

Everyone dies alone!

If every boss will carry pipes, then where will so many pipes come from? (c) Anofriev. The cat in the bag.

Forever on the lists

Everyone dies alone!

"On the contrary, all work will be built in order to destroy what has been accumulated over the years." V. Chernomyrdin

Actually, I caused it because of them. believed that if it was possible to search, it was only by prints. And I thought that for any theft, this is a mandatory procedure.

"Pink faces, roar Olver yellow

My police are taking care of me. "(WITH)

I do not like when they crawl into my soul, especially when they spit in it. (V.Vysotsky)

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Retention period for fingerprints on paper

--Ask (then) so - 13 Jun 2006

The opposite :) side claims that the witness was holding a document in his hands. More precisely, I read for a long time, holding it in my hands. A few months ago. We are sure that the witness did not touch the document (the original in the case, before that, too, was peacefully lying in the folder).

ZRS 13 Jun 2006

There is a desire to declare knowingly false testimony.

The opposing party claims that the witness was holding a document in his hands. More precisely, I read for a long time, holding it in my hands. A few months ago. We are sure that the witness did not touch the document (the original in the case, before that, too, was peacefully lying in the folder).

Does it make sense to ask for an examination, or do fingerprints disappear over such a period?

A few months ago. Something I doubt that the fingers are preserved. Of course not, assuming that the document was stored in ideal conditions, then maybe. But this is not real.

And how does the opposing party confirm the fact that the witness was holding a document in his hands? And how is the establishment of this fact fraught with you?

duke777 13 Jun 2006

And how is the establishment of this fact fraught with you?

Depends on the quality of the paper. In fact - prints (fingerprints) are layers of perspiration. It dries and is absorbed, so that a maximum of three to five days (depending on storage conditions) Potozhir, like any biological environment, carries DNA - a code that is inherent only in an individual person. About 10 years ago there was information that such examinations are being carried out, but they are worth it. (then the figure of 10 tons of Baku was mentioned)

And if he did? Was there text on the media? You can also question it. They gave the brow to hold the envelope made of paper and then the document was printed on it.

scorpion777 13 Jun 2006

kesych 28 Jan 2010

Dachnik 28 Jan 2010

Human Rights Defender 28 Jan 2010

Dear Sirs members of the forum! Please inform me if fingerprints remain on paper money. And can they be erased with the hands of another person who is beyond suspicion.

Considering that you posted the topic in the criminal case..fingers on pieces of paper are fixed in the form of special paint applied to the marked bills in advance..imho you have a bribe or extortion or some other thread of action .. am I right?

Kolka 28 Jan 2010

duke777 28 Jan 2010

artem1 28 Jan 2010

It is believed that the suspect in that short period of time (from the call to the police until their arrival) could erase their fingerprints with his own hands, thus leaving only his own fingerprints on them.

By the way, the money was taken for examination only for 4-day. Does it matter for the result?

Taken together, this is nonsense, sorry for the harshness. The money is not taken, but confiscated, indicating the reasons for the seizure in the decision to conduct a search or seizure.

How do you know what was seized for the purpose of precisely fingerprinting examination? Did you get acquainted with the decree on the appointment of the expert examination or did you "say"?

duke777 28 Jan 2010

Or the prints of the owner of the money can be easily recognized?

Kidnapper denies involvement in theft? Like money, these are my personal and cops, in order to find on the banknotes "fingers" of the owner want to conduct an examination? And then build the evidence base on this? Or am I misunderstanding?

duke777 29 Jan 2010

Dachnik Jan 29, 2010

Thanks to Dachnik. But the money was still taken for examination with full confidence that they would find the prints. Any opinions on this?

Did you pick it up by an expert? "Ponty is more expensive than money" (c).

Now think for yourself. What are fingerprints? We sweat + the skin tends to secrete fat to lubricate ourselves (otherwise our skin would be parchment on our body (fat-free dried skin)). By putting our finger on something, we transfer this composition (fat + sweat) to the surface. Moreover, sweat and fat are transferred from the protruding surfaces of the finger (papillary lines). The amount of sweat and fat is small. Try pressing your finger against the polished surface of the table and you will see your print there. BUT. The table is flat and rigid (table surface). And the bill?

Genetics can establish the presence of a substance, but it is troublesome. From used bills, fingerprints (grease) will not be taken. If there is a positive examination, then this is a reason to contact a lawyer in real life.

I do not know how in the Moscow region, but in our Far East they do not make genetics for sweat deposits. And as far as I know, science has not yet reached this point. Genetics is done by bones (and even then not all) and by blood.

Now, actually according to the situation. Something similar (about fingerprinting) they reported to the suspect. He will start to "rush". You look and confess. Moreover, they will wave paper in front of the nose that the examination showed that your fingers are yours, but they will not give the paper to read. An ordinary divorce of operas.

In any case, good luck to you.

Lisichenko Jan 29, 2010

They are erased (or rather, smeared to the degree of non-identifiableness) - easily and almost instantly.

duke777 29 Jan 2010

science has not yet reached this point.

Dachnik Jan 29, 2010

reached, on the website of the manufacturers of these expertises look

Thanks for the info. ... We will use it in our work.

kantor 30 Jan 2010

What to do if, nevertheless, somehow the mistress's fingers are found on the seized bills. Is it possible to refer all this to the fact that the money was seized after 4 days and they were in the house where the theft took place. Moreover, the suspect himself, at the time of the arrival of an employee of the other authorities at the scene of the incident, to withdraw money for examination. But at that moment they refused

The main thing is that the seized banknotes do not have the suspect's prints, and when the money was seized, it does not matter for the investigator.

For protection, it is important to prove that from the time of the possible theft, until the seizure, the banknotes were in practically free circulation. You should also pay attention to the observance of the conditions of seizure, inspection, recognition as material evidence and attachment to the case of banknotes.

Findirector May 27, 2011

The new Sledkom equipment finds fingerprints even on paper and chewing gum

Edya 27 May 2011

Findirector May 27, 2011

Edya 27 May 2011

Edya, maybe you don’t believe in the modernization polygraph either?

Findirector, I believe, I believe, I believe in everything today. Friday

Igor Michailov 27 May 2011

But earlier, stationary cameras were created for its use.

Sirchie portable cyanoacrylate cigarette lighters have been around for a long time.

Pavel Ekb 27 May 2011

You are a serious person, so why do you post science fiction in the criminal case?

yeah, many people still use soot

Forseti 28 May 2011

CHEMISTRY AND CRIMINALISM

in my opinion this article is already covered with moss .. the end of the nineties. made a mistake?

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A question to the experts on what items do not leave fingerprints? Can a forensic expert take fingerprints from metal in freezing temperatures of -20 degrees?

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How long do fingerprints last?

There is no single answer to this question. It depends on many factors.

what objects do not leave fingerprints on

How long do fingerprints last?

Depends on subject and conditions, but not 5 seconds.

Can a forensic expert take fingerprints from metal in -20 degrees frost?

Maybe it all depends on the method used.

Remain on everything except the fabric

"Fingerprints", as you put it, is a combination of the papillary pattern of the fingers and sweat-fatty secretions on the fingers. In this regard, prints can remain on any hard material (including fabrics). The pattern itself, under certain conditions, can be preserved even for centuries.

frost -20 degrees

no prints remain on the reflective surface

Nonsense, they're just harder to pull off.

I can write short posts, but usually there is not enough time and therefore I write long ones.

They remain on everything, except for the fabric.

No, they also remain on the fabric, but it is very difficult to remove prints from it.

"I will shut up anyone's mouth for freedom of speech!"

A question to the specialists on what objects are fingerprints not left? How long are fingerprints preserved? Can a forensic expert take fingerprints from metal in a frost of -20 degrees ?

Are you going to steal a car at night?

the wheels were removed along the way.

no prints remain on the reflective surface

Remain, they are simply more difficult to remove.

Cold metal remarkably retains fingerprints - sometimes even a layer of skin with a papillary pattern remains. In addition, the frozen fat-sweat layer can be used for genomic forensics.

Stored in the freezer almost forever. They do not remain on living skin, if I am not mistaken.

They do not remain on living skin

Brother, I got stuck in my nature.

They do not remain on living skin, if I am not mistaken.

On the dead there is no sweat and fat secretions, 100% yes. TS, don't steal sofas in winter.

No, there may be prints on the skin too.

A question to the experts on what items do not leave fingerprints?

since when was the internet in prisons?

If you do not drink and do not swear, then you do not follow the situation in the country.

I admit it. Only, probably, it is harder with them.

Skin imprints last for about 1-2 hours. After that, they cannot be removed.

Skin imprints last for about 1-2 hours.

I can write short posts, but usually there is not enough time and therefore I write long ones.

Not entirely true - this is only a sweat-fat trail at ambient temperatures over 34 degrees Celsius.

In short, wear thin rubber medical gloves, they don't leave fingerprints!

"I will shut up anyone's mouth for freedom of speech!"

wear thin rubber medical gloves, they do not leave fingerprints

Brother, I got stuck in my nature.

one question: why?

the prints remain on the metal of the weapon for more than 3 years, even if I cleaned it with oil and wiped it 10 times during this time. but the prints remained and not mine!, but brothers, and then only after 6 months. investigation and 3 previous examinations that showed nothing. It all depends on the desire and the task set for the investigation. If you wish, they will find your fingers on the outer hull of the KURSK submarine lying at a depth of 1.5 km, they will bring you an incredible charge of sinking it, and the court will issue a guilty verdict. And to your arguments that you cannot even swim and dive to a depth of 800m, then you are lying. You accomplices, whom you did not name, threw you off an airplane or spaceship. Justice in Russia - THE RIGHT TO JUDGE! (According to V. I. Dal's definition, "justice" is "a right court, a decision according to the law, according to conscience, ... true").

pattern with fingers wash off

Brother, I got stuck in my nature.

you can also wash your hands regularly with acid

why so cruel?

it is enough to degrease with any organic solvent (alcohol, ether)

plus, with constant use, leather is tanned, respectively, the pattern is less expressive

and god created a woman

the creature came out stupid, but funny)

Why is this interest? Are we planning something?

Me, this question is also very much worried about, but not because I am planning something. We get a lot of information from watching detectives and crime fighters. On a bare spot, a person can be substituted as not to do figs. So you are afraid to fall into a trap. It's scary to pick up any thing, what if it falls into the hands of scoundrels? So I want to be a little protected. After all, there is no longer where to wait for protection. Law enforcement agencies will not protect (their job is to plant, not to protect), so you need to be ready to defend yourself.

Hello, tell me how long the imprint on the glass bottle lasts, is stored in the cellar on the ground

say such passions. horror! the expert bears responsibility, including criminal responsibility, for his findings. the investigator is an independent figure, but he submits his conclusions for verification to the assistant prosecutor, who is also responsible, and all this is under the supervision of a lawyer. Of course, it is possible to stretch the matter, but here a lot of people must be tied up. so feel free to touch the bottles in the cold, they will not plant you, unless, of course, you killed anyone.

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Fingerprinting examinations

Fingerprint examination is a forensic examination aimed at identifying a person and establishing the circumstances of the incident by examining the traces formed by the relief surface of the skin of a person's hands and feet.

In modern science, such a direction as criminal registration is based on fingerprinting, the function of which in forensic science is to assist in the search and registration of persons who have committed a crime. Fingerprinting is considered a scientific method of identifying a criminal by the papillary pattern of the fingers, which occupies a significant place in the practice of law enforcement agencies in our country. Volumetric, colored, superficial, traces that remain on a dusty surface can be detected by careful visual inspection of the objects on which they are located.

The technical difficulties in detecting invisible traces during fingerprint examination made it necessary to use special optical methods for this purpose, as well as methods based on the use of mechanical and chemical agents. Traces on glossy, transparent, shiny surfaces that are poorly visible are detected by examining these surfaces from different viewing angles or by using transmission illumination.

The following must be sent for fingerprinting examination:

all traces of fingers and palms that were removed at the scene of the incident (even those on which papillary lines were partially displayed), as well as photographs of traces and negatives;
samples of impressions of the corresponding parts of the fingers or palms of persons, whose fingerprints may have remained on objects. By the methodology of expert research, it is customary to understand the system of methods (techniques and technical means) that are used in the study of objects of forensic examination in order to establish facts related to the subject of forensic examination.

What is the fingerprint examiner examining?

objects with fingerprints (papillary patterns);
detected fingerprints, which were copied onto a fingerprint tape;
fingerprints with fingerprints of people.

In what cases is it necessary to carry out a fingerprint examination?

Fingerprint examination is carried out in the investigation of criminal cases related to theft of property, illegal entry into citizens' homes and protected areas, as well as in other situations in which it is necessary:

determine the identity of the person who left fingerprints (papillary patterns) on the object;
state the presence or absence of fingerprints (papillary patterns) on the object.
identify weakly visible and invisible fingerprints (papillary patterns);
determine which hand or finger mark is left on the object;
determine the number of persons present at the scene.

What materials must be provided for the production of a fingerprint examination?

An object or object believed to have fingerprints;
Fingerprints with fingerprints of a certain person.

What questions are put to the expert?

Are there fingerprints on the item provided for research?
Are the fingerprints on the object suitable for identifying the person to whom they belong?
Do the presented fingerprints belong to a specific person (indicate full name)?
Are there any structural features of the hand or fingers of the person to whom the existing fingerprints belong?
Which finger and which hand have left traces (prints)?
What is the mechanism by which the fingerprints are formed on the presented object?
Do the presented fingerprints belong to one or more persons?
What is the gender and age of the person who left fingerprints on the presented item?

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What materials are sent for fingerprint examination?

all traces of fingers and palms that were removed at the scene of the incident, even those on which papillary lines were partially displayed, as well as photographs of traces and negatives;
protocols of investigative actions, as a result of which traces were found and removed;
samples of impressions of the corresponding parts of the fingers or palms of persons, whose fingerprints may have remained on objects.

My grandfather's seal on the birth certificate and marriage registration has faded from time to time. Documents are needed at the OVIR to obtain a TRP. I would like to know if it is possible to read these stamps, how long it will take, if I can send you documents by mail or a scanned copy is enough.

How many fingerprints are stored on an enamel box, on polyethylene and on a netting?

The storage time of prints depends on external factors: temperature, sunlight, humidity. Depending on them, the retention time for prints can vary from a few days to one year.

In the case when the imprints of seals and stamps in the registration certificate for a car, the declarations may be inauthentic (there is such a possibility) that it is necessary to send for a technical and forensic forensic examination and what questions need to be formulated for an expert?

To conduct a technical and forensic examination of documents, you need to provide the originals of the documents that are subject to research. To resolve the issue of the identity of the seal impressions (one or another printing form has been applied a seal impression), it is necessary to provide samples of the seal impressions. To resolve the issue of the compliance of the document forms with the standard forms, it is necessary to present sample forms. The questions may vary. In order to determine the necessary questions and formulate them correctly, we recommend that you contact the Center for a free consultation.

What is the term of the technical and forensic examination?

Technical and forensic examinations are carried out in order to establish the method of manufacturing or forging a document. The subject of these examinations is the factual circumstances associated with the execution of documents, the identification of materials of documents and means of their production. Today, two main types of technical and forensic examinations can be distinguished: the study of document materials and the study of the details of documents. Depending on the type, as well as on other factors, the duration varies, but as a rule it takes 5-10 business days.

What kind of examination is necessary to prove that the signature was put before the printed text? We are talking about a signature on a blank sheet, on which the text was later printed. Thanks.

In your case, in order to establish the sequence of applying the details of the document, it is necessary to conduct a technical and forensic examination of the documents. It is within the competence of the experts to establish whether the specified details were applied at the same or at different times.

A debt claim has been filed against me. I did not sign the document on which the claim is based. A handwriting examination established that the signature was mine. I can see it myself. I think that a form with my signature and the necessary seal fell into the hands of the plaintiff (there really is such a possibility). I applied for an examination of the document in order to check what had been done earlier, the signature or the text of the agreement - the court refused, found that I had insufficiently substantiated the request. What needs to be done in order for the examination to be appointed?

In your situation, undoubtedly, you need a technical examination of the document on the question of the sequence of drawing strokes. If there is a possibility of obtaining the original of the contract, a preliminary, extrajudicial investigation will be carried out, which will serve as a sufficiently weighty basis for the appointment of a forensic examination. This will increase the chances of your application being approved.

If preliminary research is impossible (if there is no object of research), you need to try to substantiate the application by attaching documents to it about the possibility of conducting an examination by specific experts. To receive documents confirming the consent of our experts to conduct a technical examination of the document, as well as confirming their qualifications, you need to drive up to our laboratory.

At the last meeting, the defendant provided a contract and an act of completion with the counterparty, dated by the end of 2010. We have every reason to believe that this agreement was prepared immediately before the meeting. Is it possible to establish the date of its compilation?

In your situation, it is necessary to conduct a technical examination of the document on the issue of the limitation period for the execution of the document (its details). In the course of such an examination, it is impossible to establish the exact date of the execution of the details (signature and seal), however, it is possible to identify an approximate difference between the actual and the indicated dates. The effectiveness of the examination depends on the object: not all types of dyes used in the application of props allow conclusions to be drawn about the prescription of their application.

It should also be borne in mind that in some cases, partial destruction of a document during research is possible.

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The fingerprint at the crime scene is one of the most important pieces of evidence in the investigation. It is very easy to leave, easy to find, and difficult to erase.

How criminologists work with almost invisible assistants, the site told the deputy head of the EKTs of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Central Administrative District of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow, Police Major Roman Peschanov.

The fingerprints are collected by the staff of the Forensic Center (EKC). Everything needed to detect traces is stored in fingerprint kits, which the police carry with them in a mobile laboratory.

The expert's tools are a brush and a jar of powder. It is necessary to painstakingly drive the instrument over all surfaces, and then the prints will be colored and become more noticeable.

To prepare experts for work "on the ground" and test their skills, EKTs employees practice in rooms where typical Moscow interiors are modeled and mannequins are placed. Their work is watched by senior comrades and the leadership - cameras are hung in all rooms, and monitors are installed in a special room.

In the criminalist's case, a wide range of powders is used, all of them are of domestic production. There are two types: magnetic and non-magnetic. Iron cannot be processed with magnetic powder, as the brush will simply stick to the object and nothing will work. With other surfaces - packs of cigarettes, mirrors, dishes - it is more convenient to work with magnetic powder. First, the object is treated with one brush to paint the marks, and then with another to clean them. Now the print can be removed with a fingerprint tape and taken to work.

The offender does not always leave a clear imprint, but traces remain on any surface: glass, paper, metal. Even if you crumple and discard the gum after chewing, it will become an object of fingerprint examination. Such items are collected and also brought to the ECC.

A camera has been installed in the center's laboratory to detect these traces. This is an oven that looks like a regular oven. The object is sprayed, dried in a fume hood and placed in a chamber heated to 100-120 degrees. Here a chemical reagent begins to act - it comes into contact with a sweaty substance (a fingerprint of a hand or palm), and the pattern turns pink.

If the drawing is not detected even by this method, then the experts of the biological laboratory are involved in the process, who, with the help of reagents, isolate DNA from the sweat substance. It never happens that there are no traces left at all.

In general, prints are stored for a long time, but it all depends on the situation: if the trail is indoors, it can be detected after five years, especially if the space is not used in any way. Storage conditions are important here. For example, a trace on a plastic bottle found in a snowdrift can be easily spoiled: if you do not dry the container before testing, the fingerprint powder, upon contact with moisture, will turn into a stain that cannot be worked with.

Let's go back to the prints. The traces found are removed from the scene with the help of a special film - fingerprint tape. In this form, they are transported to the ECC, where the prints are photographed and described. The image is transferred from film to photographic paper, which is attached to the inventory. The result is a card that is stored for a specified time. The circumstances of the case, its serial number and other data are indicated there. The compilation of this paper kit is a prerequisite for the work of forensic specialists.

After all these procedures, the card is scanned and the actual study of the trace on the computer begins. Having loaded the print, the specialist uses the program to place from 10 to 30 points on it. Focusing on them, the Papilon system searches for similar samples in the All-Russian fingerprint database.

As a result, a recommendatory list of prints is formed that coincided with the original pattern by the maximum number of features. It is no longer a machine, but a person who is engaged in their comparison and setting of personality. Thus, the apparatus helps experts in their search, but does not give a definite answer.

Even if the identity of the person who left the prints is established, this does not mean that the culprit has been found. A person can be both a criminal and a cleaner, or, say, the owner of the apartment where everything happened. Establishing the truth is the task of the investigation. Forensic experts do not disclose crimes, their task is to obtain information for the bodies of inquiry, investigation or criminal investigation.

Sergey Blokhin and Sophia Bassel

Many people are interested in how many fingerprints are stored on a particular item. This, as a rule, does not mean that a person is planning to commit a crime - this question is often asked by forensic professionals or ordinary lovers of detective novels. Read more about this below.

How fingerprints appear

Human skin, like all mammals, consists of 2 layers:

upper - dermis;
lower - epidermis.

Due to the uneven fit, interpenetration and different density of the connection, characteristic folds are formed. They are called papillary patterns. Specifically, they help a person to hold smooth objects with his fingers, creating increased friction - the mechanism of action of car tire protectors is built on the same principle. The described structure also serves as a protection against calluses - if the layers of the skin did not have many points of contact, blisters would form literally at the slightest impact.

If in almost all mammals folds are arranged chaotically, then in humans and monkeys they form unique patterns consisting of parallel lines.

This feature was noticed initially in ancient China. Even before our era, it was actively used to identify people.

How long is the fingerprint stored?

A fingerprint in forensic science is called a fat print. This name is not accidental, because the basis of the impression is made up of substances produced by the sebaceous glands. The latter are found in large numbers on the cushions of the fingers, while, for example, they are practically absent on the palms themselves. Fat is released constantly and around the clock, respectively, a trace of it remains literally on all objects to which a person touched even fleetingly.

The print on any surface after a certain period begins to disintegrate in the following sequence:

moisture evaporates first;
then solid particles fall off.

For example, on glass at temperatures up to +28 ° C, and under the influence of sunlight, the print completely decomposes after 2 hours. Less quickly destroys the trail and rainwater.

On average, the process of disintegration of the print lasts from 2 days to 5 days. Significant influence on speed is exerted by:

air temperature;
humidity;
presence of wind, etc.

To no less extent, the shelf life of handprints depends on the composition of the sweat substance of a particular person and the intensity of its production. It is known that about 10 percent of people on the planet have no excretions at all:

amino acids;
proteins.

Their imprints do not appear with standard substances (allokean and ninhydrin).

In general, in most people, skin secretions have quite noticeable stickiness, which allows special powders to adhere well to their traces. However, for each person, as mentioned earlier, the intensity of the activity of the sweat and sebaceous glands is unique. Some have wet hands all the time, while others suffer from excessive dryness of the dermis. A number of the following factors also stimulate production:

physical exercise;
excitement;
heat.

An excessive amount of perspiration on the palms creates a blurry impression, in some cases completely unidentifiable. At the same time, its lack leads to fragmentation of the print - the papillary pattern turns out to be extremely thin and often dotted. It can be very difficult to find it.

The property of the object itself also affects the duration of the preservation of fingerprints. In 3-7 days, the impression left on:

writing paper;
newspaper;
cardboard;
unpainted wood.

Prints will last for several months (and sometimes years) on hard and smooth surfaces:

glass;
metal;
porcelain;
polished furniture.

It is almost impossible to identify traces on:

textiles;
rough surfaces;
suede.

Often, fingerprints are revealed that have survived in a closed room with a consistently low temperature after 5 or more years. At the same time, one should not forget that forensic science does not stand still. Even indistinct traces (as well as old and fragmented ones) can be recognized and removed using modern equipment.

However, the classical method, based on the action of iodine vapors, helps to detect handprints left from a week to 3 months ago.

Laser-luminescent technology can easily detect traces within 30 days.

In especially difficult situations, they also resort to vacuum deposition with vapors of some metals - this technology is quite expensive and therefore is not used in ordinary cases. Using this method, it is possible to detect prints even after 2-3 years.

How to take fingerprints

For those who want to try their hand at being a forensic scientist, it will be easy to make a powder for developing fingerprints on their own. The easiest method:

take a piece of glass;
hold it over a burning candle;
scrape off the resulting soot.

The fingerprint at the crime scene is one of the most important pieces of evidence in the investigation. It is very easy to leave, easy to find, and difficult to erase.

The fingerprints are collected by the staff of the Forensic Center (EKC). Everything needed to detect traces is stored in fingerprint kits, which the police carry with them in a mobile laboratory.

The expert's tools are a brush and a jar of powder. It is necessary to painstakingly drive the instrument over all surfaces, and then the prints will be colored and become more noticeable.

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