Dermatoscopy and forensic biology

The classes will be conducted by a retired Police officer with the authorization to issue forensic opinions granted by the Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police Research Institute, forensic expert Bożena Andrzejewska,

If you are a fan of NCSI Agents, Crime Scene Investigation series and you are interested in the work of forensics. These classes are for you! You will learn about various human identification methods that are used in forensic dermatoscopy.

Dermatoscopic traces are among the most common traces of broadly understood human activity, and which is naturally associated with it - traces related to committing crimes. Forensic dermatoscopy is a branch of forensic technology that includes all methods of human identification not only on the basis of skin traces, but also traces of gloves. It is divided into subspecialties: dactyloscopy (fingerprints), chejroscopy (hand prints), cheloscopy (lip red), otoscopy (auricle), podoscopy (footprints), traces of skin structure or gantiscopia (glove marks).

In every place of the event where a person appears, we can assume that there will be biological traces left by him. Most often these will be hair or epithelial cells of the epidermis. We know from experience that every contact of human skin with any surface results in leaving not only sweat and fat secretions, but also epithelial cells (contact marks). Biological traces are one of the most frequently secured forensic traces. These are traces that are closely related to the vital functions of the organism (usually human), located at the scene, also on the victim and the perpetrator.

During the classes, you will independently reveal and protect fingerprint traces, learn to recognize and determine your own fingerprints. You will know how they are made, how fingerprint and biological traces are revealed and secured.