Chemical characterisation and classification of forensic trace evidence
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Open access
Authors
Maric, Mark
Date
2014Supervisor
Dr Kari Pitts
Prof. Wilhelm van Bronswijk
Prof. Simon Lewis
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry
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Abstract
Automotive paint, in the form of paint chips and/or smears, is one of the most commonly encountered forms of forensic trace evidence located at automotive related incidents. There is an increasing demand for more scientifically rigorous approaches to the interpretation of such evidence. This dissertation presents studies examining the use of a suite of spectroscopic techniques in conjunction with multivariate statistics, in order to develop analytical and interpretational protocols for automotive paint evidence.
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