Criminalistic Human Identification from Scar And Tattoo Marks

Abstract

The concern in the study of human identification has been present for centuries. Although the interest has undergone transformations over time, it has connected multiple disciplines from anthropology and archeology to criminology and forensic science to cultural heritage and medical sciences. Scar evidence of identity should be considered in association with alternative points for identification, although there are cases where the nature, presence or even position of a scar/mark is odd or uncommon, and therefore its value gets greatly enhanced. Lately, we have witnessed an increase in the use of such marks as a means of identification within criminal forensic investigations. Tattoos can lead to recognition when their pattern, placement and color are analyzed and interpreted. In this respect, tattoos, decisively, starting from the singularity and individuality and distinctive patterns, corroborated to the placements which differ from one another can be used to ascertain identities. The recognition of an individual may appear as a primary precept of humankind and consequently, the accurate capacity to acknowledge the fact that identification is a genuine continuous phase.