ON THE FORENSIC VALUE OF TATTOOS FOR HUMAN IDENTIFICATION – A LITERATURE REVIEW

Autores

  • Evelyn Ibrahim Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic
  • Raul Canal Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic
  • Rhonan Ferreira Silva Universidade Federal do Goiás
  • Oscar Francisco Javier Heit Universidad Adventista del Plata
  • Ademir Franco Division of Forensic Dentistry, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Instituto de Pesquisas São Leopoldo Mandic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21117/rbol-v11n12024-531

Palavras-chave:

Forensic dentistry, Tattoo, Human identification, Forensic medicine

Resumo

Disaster victim identification is structured according to international recommendations on the attempt to optimize forensic logistics. The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) establishes primary and secondary methods for human identification. This study aimed to revisit the existing literature to address the forensic importance of tattoos. The scientific literature has shown advances in the forensic analyses of tattoos specially when it comes to the application of especial imaging techniques, namely photography with infrared light to visualize latent tattoo inks and cover-up tattoos, as well as the use of biochemical processing to distinguish components of the tattoo inks. Other relevant aspect is the fields dedicated to tattoo descriptions in software used worldwide for disaster victim identification, namely PlassData. Coding systems have been proposed as well to facilitate communication in the human identification process. The future of forensic analyses of tattoos is promising considering the increase of research in recent years. Forensic practice might benefit from it with more scientific evidence to support the utilization of tattoo analyses in casework

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Publicado

2024-05-27

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Revisão de Literatura