Scent the forgotten evidence: a novel technique for scent collection
| dc.contributor.author | Harvey, Lisa M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-26T00:17:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-26T00:17:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Scent Transfer Unit™ (STU-100) is a low-powered vacuum device designed to collect human scent from a person directly or scent found on an article, thereby transferring the scent to a gauze pad. The benefit of using the STU-100 is to minimize destruction of forensic evidence while collecting scent. The gauze pad used in the STU- 100 is thought to be able to trap and store volatile compounds. The pad could then be presented to a bloodhound for trailing. The present study utilized five well-trained bloodhounds, to compare the dog’s ability to trail using scent collected by the STU-100 and scent placed directly on an article. The bloodhounds were able to Sesntian find the trail layers 97.3% and 94.6% of the time using either a scent pad or an article, respectively. Employing the STU-100 can significantly decrease contamination or destruction of evidence and allows for easier storage of scent materials. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/4608 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher.institution | National University (NU) | |
| dc.subject | Forensic science | |
| dc.title | Scent the forgotten evidence: a novel technique for scent collection | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Forensic Science | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | National University (NU) | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters |