Anyone who has handled adhesive tapes knows that it is easy for fingers to stick to the sticky
side of the tape, the result a print impression transferred to the tape. Simultaneously a latent print
might be deposited onto the smooth side of the tape. Even when criminals use latex gloves,
handling adhesive tapes presents a problem because the stickiness makes handling the tape
clumsy, and the result is often torn gloves or no attempt to use gloves at all. Finding fingerprints
on adhesive tapes is a worthwhile endeavor. In fact, the on-scene thought process should be that
prints are present on both the smooth and the sticky-sides of tapes.