Fingerprints: Analysis and UnderstandingThe unique composition of the skin on the inner hands and bottom of the feet affords not only a utilitarian benefit in providing friction but also provides a forensic marker for identifying individuals. Fingerprints: Analysis and Understanding is the most fundamental, up-to-date resource available on the techniques of obtaining and analyzing latent |
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Contents
Chapter 1 The History of Fingerprints | 3 |
Chapter 2 Systematic Methods of Identification | 15 |
Chapter 3 Fingerprint Pattern Types and Associated Terminology | 27 |
Henry with FBI Extension NCIC and IAFIS | 55 |
Development Identification and Presentation of Fingerprints | 73 |
Chapter 5 KnownDirectInked Fingerprints Unknown Latent Fingerprints | 75 |
Chapter 6 Court Presentation | 103 |
Appendix A | 113 |
Appendix B | 115 |
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| 121 | |
Back cover | 129 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Fingerprints: Analysis and Understanding |
| Author | Mark Hawthorne |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2017 |
| ISBN | 1420068652, 9781420068658 |
| Length | 142 pages |
| Subjects | › Law / Forensic Science |
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