Creativity in forensic textiles examination

Forensic science is unavoidable when it comes to crime resolving. However, every criminal act is unique and sometimes science will not be enough to reveal the criminals, but will require experience and intuition of forensic experts as well. Every innovative solution can be helpful in catching the perpetrators of criminal act. Textile fibres, as one of the traces types, are very common physical evidence that can have a decisive importance in crime resolving. Because of that, it is important to determine the probative value of textile fibres as a material evidence. An aggravating factor in evaluation of fibre as a material evidence will represent a large number of fibres processing and modifications that are present at the modern textile materials. Therefore, in this study research regarding the transfer of textile fibres during physical attacks due to the different levels of textiles pre-treatment is performed.