Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 18 No 1 (2014): 1 – 6

 

 

 

PERBANDINGAN KAEDAH PEMBERUSAN SERBUK CAP JARI DAN PENGWASAPAN SIANOAKRILAT DALAM PENIMBULAN KESAN CAP JARI PENDAM YANG TERDEDAH KEPADA KEADAAN PERSEKITARAN TEMPATAN

 

(Comparison of Powder Dusting and Cyanoacrylate Fuming Techniques in Retrieving Latent Fingerprint Exposed to Environment Conditions)

 

Yosmetha Mayalvanan, Sri Pawita Albakri Amir Hamzah, Lee Loong Chuan, Muhamad Hilmi Baba,

Amidon Anan*

 

Program Sains Forensik,

Pusat Pengajian Sains Diagnostik & Kesihatan Gunaan, Fakulti Sains Kesihatan,

c/o Bilik 10, Tingkat 3, Bagunan Kedekanan FST,

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: amidon.anan@yahoo.com

 

 

Abstrak

Kesan cap jari pendam ialah bahan bukti terbaik untuk membuktikan kehadiran seseorang di tempat kejadian. Terdapat pelbagai teknik yang digunakan untuk penimbulan cap jari pendam. Dua teknik yang kerap digunakan adalah teknik pengwasapan sianoakrilat dan pemberusan menggunakan serbuk cap jari. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti teknik yang lebih berkesan terutamanya dalam penimbulan kesan cap jari pendam yang telah didedahkan kepada keadaan persekitaran tempatan. Metodologi kajian termasuklah mengambil sampel cap jari daripada 18 orang subjek pada permukaan gelas, perspek dan aluminum. Kesemua sampel didedahkan pada keadaan persekitaran tempatan selama tiga hari. Sampel cap jari ditimbulkan dengan menggunakan dua kaedah di atas. Perbandingan dilakukan antara kesan cap jari sampel dan cap jari rujukan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan penimbulan menggunakan teknik pengwasapan menghasilkan lebih banyak kesan cap jari yang jelas berbanding dengan penimbulan menggunakan teknik pemberusan. Walaupun telah didedahkan kepada keadaan persekitaran yang tidak kondusif, teknik pengwasapan berjaya menimbulkan kesan cap jari pendam. Ini membuktikan yang teknik pengwasapan merupakan teknik yang lebih berkesan untuk menimbulkan cap jari pendam berbanding teknik pemberusan. Faktor permukaan cap jari mempengaruhi kualiti kejelasan cap jari pendam.

 

Kata kunci: Cap jari pendam, wasap sianoakrilat, serbuk cap jari, teknik penimbulan, keadaan persekitaran

 

Abstract

Latent fingerprints are one of the best evidence to prove the presence of an individual’s presence at the crime scene. There are many techniques available for a successful fingerprint lifting. Two of the most common ones are fingerprint powder dusting and cyanoacrylate fuming. This research aims to compare both techniques and determine which has a higher success rate in retrieving fingerprints exposed to local environmental conditions for three days. Fingerprint samples were collected from 18 subjects on glass, perspex and aluminium slides. These samples were then exposed to local environmental conditions for three days. The fingerprints were then developed using the aforementioned techniques. Based on the results, it can be safely said that, fuming results in clearer fingerprints and more minutiae can be found from the retrieved fingerprints even with exposure to less than optimum local conditions. This proves that fuming is a better fingerprint lifting method to resolve latent fingerprint compared to powder dusting. Surface on which the fingerprint is retrieved from influences the quality of clarity of a latent fingerprint.

 

Keywords: Latent fingerprint, cyanoacrylate fuming, fingerprint powder, lifting techniques, local conditions

 

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