fingerprint powder
Latent print revealer
Fingerprint powder is a fine dust applied to surfaces to reveal latent fingerprints.
The powder adheres to oils and residues left by skin contact, making invisible prints visible for photography or lifting with tape.
Crime scene investigators use powders in various colors—black, white, metallic—chosen to contrast with the surface being examined.
- blackDarkest possible hue
- dustFine settled particles
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- AFISAutomated print identification database
surface · bifurcation · minutiae · residue · crime scene · forensic kit · trace evidence · magnification · evidence bag · fingerprint · ridge · chain of custody · developing · trace · contrast · sweep · fluorescence · enhancement
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, forensics, criminalistics, fingerprint
- forensic equipmentevidence bags, fingerprint kit, luminol, black light, black lights
- investigation gearfingerprint kit, evidence bags, evidence bag, evidence marker, magnifier
- Forensic Chemicalsluminol, fluorescein, phenolphthalein, silver nitrate
- powder usesdusting, sprinkling, sifting
fingerprint powdergloves
Hand coverings with fingers
bleach · surface cleaner · evidence tampering · crime scene cleanup · obliteration
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