Research and analysis

Superglue treatment of crime scenes

A trial of the effectiveness of the Mason Vactron SUPERfume process.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 1 January 2003

Documents

Superglue Treatment of Crime Scenes

Ref: PSDB 30/03

PDF, 998 KB, 34 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email centralenquiries@dstl.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This report presents the results of a trial of SUPERfume, a commercial system for fingerprint development treatment using the evaporation of superglue (ethyl-cyanoacrylate). It is advertised for treatment of large volumes, for the treatment of whole rooms and their contents at crime scenes, or vehicles enclosed in a suitable tent.

The principle objectives of this trial were to establish the contribution this system might make to crime scene investigation and how its use compares with other possible treatment protocols in effectiveness.

Published 1 January 2003