On the possibility of luminol solution usage to detect the blood traces when examining the scene

Abstract

Objective - to present a comparative analysis of the specialized literature on the possibility of using a luminol solution to detect blood traces when examining the scene of an incident. The use of this sample at the incident scene is only preliminary, since its high sensitivity connected with nonspecific properties. Information about the possibility of identifying the species, group and DNA belonging of blood traces after their treatment with a luminol solution is contradictory, therefore, its use at the scene should be careful with the preservation of intact (not treated with luminol) blood traces available for their study by traditional forensic biological methods. The possibility of laboratory determination of the properties of blood after processing its traces with a luminol solution can be proved by a special scientific and experimental forensic biological work.