Title: Describe the procedure to make casts and molds of shoe impressions.
Course: Forensic Technology (15055) > Section: Collecting and Analyzing Latent Fingerprints

Description should include

- producing a cast from dental stone or plaster (on a soil or sand surface)
- modeling or molding the print by stepping into a preservative, such as compressible foam (i.e., BioFoam)
- measuring the mold against the cast
- measuring the impressions against controls.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What does a cast of a shoe impression tell an investigator about the subject?
- How can shoe impressions be individualized?
- What are other methods for lifting latent shoe impressions?