ABSTRACT

When we consider a person’s movement from one place to another or even from room to room, unless he or she has the ability to fly, people will generally move by walking. When people walk, they leave some form of footwear impressions on the surface as people walk. When a person commits a crime, he is also leaving footwear impressions on the surface. The perpetrator must get to the crime, commit the crime, and then leave the scene in some manner. He may take several modes of transportation to get to the scene, such as a car, bus, bicycle, etc. However, once he arrives at the scene, in almost all cases, he must then walk to the area where the crime is actually committed, commit the crime, and then leave the scene.