5331/5 Footwear Imprint Evidence (2023) Price: $235.00
This test involves the examination and comparison of footwear impressions. A variety of substrates (such as paper, tile, wood, and drywall) are combined with different imprint media (blood, ink, paint, etc.) for examination and comparison. Samples consist of high resolution images of questioned imprints/impressions, inked known exemplars of the suspect shoe sole(s), and the suspect shoe sole(s). Results are reported using the SWGTREAD 7-point scale of conclusions. The samples are available in a choice of photographs or as a digital download.
The images are the same for all formats.
Test 5331 consists of digitally produced photographs.
This test is included on CTS' Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043:2010.
Samples ship in April. All formats are released at the same time and contain the same images; reporting aspects of all formats are also combined.
Enrollment deadline: 1 November 2022