The Science Of Fingerprints Classification And Uses

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The official FBI manual on fingerprinting. Covers all aspects, including: techniques for taking good prints, problems in taking inked prints, powdering and lifting latent impressions, fingerprint cameras, fingerprinting the dead, and much more. Over 100 illustrations.

CONTENTS Introduction The Identification Division of the FBI Types of Patterns and Their Interpretation Questionable Patterns The Classification Formula and Extensions Classification of Scarred Patterns-Amputation-Missing at Birth Filing Sequence Searching and Referencing How To Take Inked Fingerprints Problems in the Taking of Inked Fingerprints Problems and Practices in Fingerprinting the Dead Establishment of a Local Fingerprint Identification Bureau Latent Impressions Powdering and Lifting Latent Impressions Chemical Development of Latent Impressions The Use of the Fingerprint Camera Preparation of Fingerprint Charts for Court Testimony Unidentified Latent Fingerprint File

Publication is intended for law enforcement officers and agencies to serve as a general reference on classification and fingerprint identification.

This booklet concerning the study of fingerprints has been prepared by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the use of interested law enforcement officers and agencies, particularly those which may be contemplating the inauguration of fingerprint identification files. It is based on many years' experience in fingerprint identification work out of which has developed the largest collection of classified fingerprints in the world. Inasmuch as this publication may serve as a general reference on classification and other phases of fingerprint identification work, the systems utilized in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are set forth fully. The problem of pattern interpretation, in particular, is discussed in detail.

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