Mohamed, Khairulmazidah
(2006)
Determination of stature from foot lengm
With reference to malay population.
Other.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Foot impression evidence are often found at the crime scene during the
commission of offences like burglary, robbery, and even in murder cases an so on.
Although this type of impression is occasionally found at the scene when compared to
shoe impression evidence, criminals tend to remove their footwear while committing
crime in order to avoid noise while walking, to have better grip in climbing walls, and
comfortable for fast escaping. In Asian countries, in many places people tend to walk in
barefoot.
A lot of information can be obtained from foot impression evidence. This evidence
can be used as a positive evidence in many crime scenes. This is because of the uniqueness
of footprint in terms of the ridge characteristic on the sole as well as the shape of the foot
from various dimensions. The length of the foot is a valuable factor to identify the height
of the person who committed the offence.
Estimation of stature from the dimensions of foot or shoeprints has considerable
value in forensic investigation as to develop descriptions from evidence at the crime scene
and in corroborating height estimates from witnesses. In this study, the regression equation
of stature estimation from foot length is derived using the simple linear regression
statistical method from 107 subjects. The population is represented Malay population from
various districts and states in Malaysia. The fonnulae derived have been recorded.
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