Forensic Web Watch Forensic Podiatry

Abstract

A search for forensic podiatry sites on the Internet revealed thousands of ‘hits’, of which very few were of any educational merit. Following extensive sifting of these addresses, it was found that only a few of the associations for human identification included any information on forensic podiatry methods. The search was also made difficult by many websites failing to make the distinction between studies of footwear prints and forensic podiatry: the study of barefoot impressions. At present, the volume and quality of information on the World Wide Web does not reflect the potential importance of podiatry in forensic investigations. The need for improvement in the quality and available information this field is therefore recommended.