Assessing The Benefits Of Head Hair Analysis In Algeria

Résumé: Research was conducted firstly to investigate if there is sufficient discrimination of hair evidence between Algerians in order to justify the benefit of this examination in the field of forensic science (in other words how much variation regarding hair evidence in Algeria) and secondly, to determine whether there are different characteristics between combed and pulled hair samples from the same individual. Control sample of head hairs (combed and pulled hairs) were collected from 50 participants from different regions of Algeria. The microscopic examination demonstrated the presence of significant variation regarding hair evidence in Algeria, in other words there is a sufficient variation to allow discrimination between Algerians in terms of hair characteristics. In addition, there are different characteristics notably the hair colour between combed and pulled hairs within the same individual in the majority of hair sample which is also visible macroscopically to naked eye.

Publié dans la revue: Algerian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Criminology