Study of the relationship between a person's stature and the height of an ear imprint from the floor.
Occasionally ear prints are found at crime scenes. The height of the ear imprint may provide the police with information regarding the stature of the perpetrator and may therefore help to narrow down the number of suspects. The research provides calculations for the determination of stature from the height of the tragus imprint found at crime scenes. It takes into account various variables such as age, stature and gender.
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Police Academy of the Netherlands, Faculty for Special Police Science & Leadership, Domain Criminal Investigations, 7200 GT Zutphen, The Netherlands.
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001827:Body Height; D004423:Ear; D005260:Female; D044707:Forensic Sciences / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors