Fingerprinting, Magic Weapon Against Crime"Fingerprints are the only unique marks of distinction that nature has given to every human being. Since earliest times they have been used as a means of certain identification: in ancient China, artists left prints on vases as their signatures; Emperors signed important documents in this fashion. ; But it was not unity this century that fingerprint evidence was first admitted in an American criminal case. Since that time, this remarkable method of identification has achieved a singular status in the United States as a brilliant tool of crime detection. ..."--Jacket excerpt. |
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The Ancient Key of Identity | 1 |
In American Courtrooms | 15 |
A National Identification Center | 25 |
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