IDENTI - GAIT PATTERN Flashcards
Is the RECOGNITION of an individual s determine, by characteristics which distinguish that
individual from all others.
Identification
Importance of Identification of Person:
a.To establish the identity of the offender and that of the victim
b.To identify a person missing or presumed dead
Methods of Identification:
By comparison
By exclusion
Identification criteria recovered during investigation are COMPARED WITH RECORD available in the file,
By comparison
If TWO OR MORE PERSONS have identified and all but one is not yet identified,
By exclusion
Characteristics which may EASILY be changed:
a. Growth of hair, beard or mustache
b. Clothing
c. Frequent place of visit
d. Grade of profession
e. Body ornamentations
Characteristics that may NOT easily be changed:
a. Mental memory
b. Speech
c. Gait
Points of Identification Applicable to Living Persons Only:
- Characteristics which may easily be changed
- Characteristics that may not easily be changed
This may EASILY BE SHAVED or grown within a short time
Growth of hair, beard or mustache
A person may have special preference for certain form, texture, or STYLE.
Clothing
A recollection of time, place and events may be a CLUE IN IDENTIFICATION
Mental memory
A person may have a special desire or HABIT TO BE IN A PLACE if ever he has the
opportunity to do so
Frequent place of visit
A medical student of the upper clinical YEAR MAY BE RECOGNIZED by the stethoscope
Grade of profession
Earrings, necklaces, rings, pins, etc. ^-^usually WORN BY PEOPLE may be points to identify a person from the rest.
Body ornamentations
A person may stammer, STUTTER OR LISP
Speech
It refers to the MANNER OF WALKING and it may show in some person on account of disease or some
inborn traits
Gait
REMEMBERING NAMES, faces and subjects of common interest may be initiated during interview to see how knowledgeable
a person is
Mental memory
Forms of Gait:
- Ataxic gait
- Cerebellar gait
- Cow’s gait
- Paretic gait
- Spastic gait
- Festinating gait
- Frog gait
- Waddling gait
A gait in which the FOOT IS RAISED HIGH, thrown forward and brought down suddenly is
seen in persons suffering from tabes dorsalis.
Ataxic gait
A gait associated with STAGGERING MOVEMENT is seen in cerebellar diseases.
Cerebellar gait
A swaying movement due to KNOCK KNEE
Cow’s gait
Gait in which the STEPS ARE SHORT, the feet are dragged, and the legs are held more or
less widely apart.
Paretic gait
A gait in which the LEGS ARE HELD TOGETHER and move in a stiff manner and the toes
dragged.
Spastic gait
INVOLUNTARY movement in short accelerating steps
Festinating gait
