The level of random background glass recovered from fleece jackets of individuals who worked in Law enforcement or related professions

Daéid, Niamh Nic; McColl, D.; Ballany, Jane

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.06.003

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“…The prevalence of glass on members of the general population is a fundamental piece of evidence interpretation. The informative value of glass relies on experimental background surveys that have demonstrated that it is uncommon to find glass in the regular population compared to those who have come to the attention of law enforcement or have hobbies or professions where glass is often broken (Buzzini & Curran, 2020;Curran et al, 2020;Daéid et al, 2009;Jackson et al, 2013;Kim et al, 2016;O'Sullivan et al, 2011). These studies have also set the basis for which areas of clothing (surface vs. embedded areas, upper vs. lower garments) are more prone to retain randomly acquired glass fragments.…”

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Forensic glass examinations—A review focused on elemental spectrochemical analysis

Trejos

2022

WIREs Forensic Science

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Glass is a trace material commonly found at crime scenes that can provide valuable information at early investigative stages and during a trial. The forensic analysis of glass has steadily evolved since the 1970s with numerous technological advances in spectroscopy and spectrometry. This article presents an advanced review of the recent literature concerning the forensic examination of glass evidence and discusses the current state and future opportunities of the discipline. The review focuses on established elemental spectrochemical techniques, including Inductively Coupled Plasma methods (ICP), laser‐ablation, and x‐ray Fluorescence (XRF) methods, and newer applications using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Raman Spectroscopy, and accelerator and reactor nuclear techniques. A brief overview of the transfer, persistence, interpretation, and analytical schemes implemented in the field is revised to provide context to the discussion of the capabilities and limitations of the current and emerging technology. This article is categorized under: Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence > Trace Evidence

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Section: Population Surveys Transfer and Persistence Studiesmentioning

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Forensic glass examinations—A review focused on elemental spectrochemical analysis

Trejos

2022

WIREs Forensic Science

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“…Other background studies performed on the frequency of occurrence of glass and paint have been conducted in Australia [6, 7], New Zealand [8], the United Kingdom [9–11], and California [2]. An Australian study conducted by Roux et al [6] sampled upper outer garments for glass and found that 0.3% of the garments contained glass fragments.…”

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“…The third study performed in the UK surveyed the outer upper garments of law enforcement officers and related personnel for glass fragments. This study found that of the 44 fleeces, 14% had glass, totaling 18 fragments, with one fleece containing 11 of these particles [10].…”

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“…This information can improve the assessment of scientific findings in light of their presence at a given location. Various studies have been performed on the background of glass and paint traces, but the current literature is limited to surveys made outside of the United States [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Moreover, the available studies have different demographics (i.e., sampling from high school students or solely garments at a dry cleaner), socioeconomic, or geographical (i.e., Australia versus the United Kingdom) circumstances that may not reflect the reality of the US population.…”

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“…New Zealand [8], the United Kingdom [9][10][11], and California [2]. An Australian study conducted by Roux et al [6] sampled upper outer garments for glass and found that 0.3% of the garments contained glass fragments.…”

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The random presence of glass and paint on the clothing and footwear of members of the general population: A US baseline survey at various seasons

Alexander

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Duffett

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Journal of Forensic Sciences

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This study assists the interpretation of glass and paint evidence by filling an existing gap in the background occurrence that reflects the socioeconomic and demographic circumstances in the United States. The collection was performed in a college US city (Morgantown, West Virginia) to determine the effect of the type of clothing worn at different seasons on the presence of glass and paint. Tape lifts and sole scrapings (1038) were collected from 210 participants and up to six clothing and footwear areas per individual. Glass fragments were analyzed via polarized light microscopy (PLM), refractive index (RI), micro‐X‐Ray fluorescence (μXRF), and scanning electron microscopy‐energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS), while paint specimens were examined by light microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (μFTIR). Higher occurrences of glass and paint were found in the winter season. The winter collection yielded 10 glass fragments and 68 paint particles, whereas the summer collection resulted in one glass fragment and 23 paint particles. The percentage of individuals with traces varied between seasons; 7% of individuals in the winter and 0.9% in the summer had glass, whereas 36% of individuals in the winter and 19% in the summer bore paint. Lastly, when considering the overall garment and footwear areas, glass was detected in 1.4% of the winter set, compared to 0.2% in the summer collection; paint was found in 9.2% of the winter collection, whereas only 4.2% was found in the summer set. There were no instances where both glass and paint were detected on the clothing and footwear of the same individual.

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Analysis of glass evidence

Almirall

Trejos

2015

Forensic Chemistry

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The level of random background glass recovered from fleece jackets of individuals who worked in Law enforcement or related professions

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Forensic glass examinations—A review focused on elemental spectrochemical analysis

Forensic glass examinations—A review focused on elemental spectrochemical analysis

The random presence of glass and paint on the clothing and footwear of members of the general population: A US baseline survey at various seasons

Analysis of glass evidence

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