The use of art in law enforcement and legal proceedings, chiefly composite sketching from witness descriptions, age progression or regression imagery, and facial reconstruction from skeletal remains.
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What It ExaminesSourced to the subject's own accountWitness-described or photographed facial characteristics, including hair color and style, eye shape and color, and the shape and proportion of the nose and mouth, to produce a composite likeness, an age-progressed image, or a three-dimensional facial reconstruction from a skull. 1 Known LimitationSourced to the subject's own accountA composite sketch or a facial reconstruction is an investigative lead only; neither is admissible in court as positive identification evidence. 1 Sources
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