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The use of an alternative light source to detect semen in clinical forensic medical practice.

J Clin Forensic Med

May 2006

Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit, Gold Coast Office, Level 2, Surfers Paradise Police Centre, 68 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise Qld 4217, South East Queensland, Australia.

One of the primary aims of forensic examination in sexual offences is to detect and recover biological material that will link the offender with the complainant. One potentially valuable method by which trace biological evidence may be identified in other forensic settings is via the use of an Alternate Light Source (ALS). The aim of this study was to determine whether or not there was any potential benefit in using an ALS as an adjunct in sexual assault examinations to aid the detection of forensically relevant areas on the body which are not identifiable on visual inspection for sampling.

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