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Hair
This document discusses trace evidence, specifically hair. It provides reasons why hair is useful for analysis, such as its ability to resist decomposition and retain structure. However, hair cannot be individualized and has variable morphology within individuals. The document then describes hair structure including the cuticle, medulla, root cycle, and class characteristics like color, length, diameter and treatment.
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Hair
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- 6. Reasons to likeHair:
- 7. Reasons to likeHair: • Resists chemical decomposition
- 8. Reasons to likeHair: • Resists chemical decomposition • Retains structure
- 9. Reasons to likeHair: • Resists chemical decomposition • Retains structure • Locard’s Exchange
- 10. Reasons to NOTlike Hair:
- 11. Reasons to NOTlike Hair: • Cannot be individualized
- 12. Reasons to NOTlike Hair: • Cannot be individualized • Variable morphology within individuals
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- 34. Hair Class Characteristics: • Color •Length • Diameter
- 35. Hair Class Characteristics: • Color •Length • Diameter • Treatment
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