Mechanoscopy, traceology and osmology in forensic practice

If you are interested in how the forensic technique can use the traces of tools secured at the scene of incidents, or you are interested in how traces of the movement of people, animals, vehicles are identified, or how we protect the smell, we invite you to classes in mechanoscopy, routeology and osmology.

Mechanoscopy is a branch of forensic technology that examines traces that have arisen as a result of the mutual mechanical interaction of various objects. During mechanoscopic examinations, the tools are identified on the basis of the traces they left, the authenticity of identification markings placed on various surfaces is determined, it is determined whether the items were a whole, vehicle identification tests are carried out ...

The traces of human movements, traces, animals and objects being the means of transport are secured in almost all places of incidents. Each person has their own individual way of moving, worked out over the years, and it is the gait that is recorded in the traces that make up the ichnogram. And it is the ichnogram that allows me to identify the physical features of a human (approximate height, sex, disability). Trasological traces are mainly depressions in the plastic substrate visible with the naked eye (e.g. footprints on sand, snow) and surface traces (e.g. delaminated on surfaces covered with dust) ). Trasological tests allow to determine the model of footwear or the brand of tires they come from.

Everything has its own fragrance. Objects that a given person has come into contact with retain scent traces depending on the time of contact with the body. Some biological traces can retain their individual scent for up to several years. What does the perpetrator smell like? How to secure the most fleeting trace and use it to identify the perpetrator? Why are dogs referred to as "living odor analyzers"? Among other things, forensic osmology deals with the answers to these questions. In other words, forensic osmology is a department of forensics that deals with the identification of people based on scent traces.

During the classes you will learn how to protect and reveal selected mechanoscopic, tracheological or osmological traces.

The classes will be conducted by an experienced specialist in forensic technology.