1st Edition
Friction Ridge Skin Comparison and Identification of Fingerprints
By James F. Cowger
Copyright 1992
232 Pages
by
CRC Press
232 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Here is a complete guide to the collection, classification, and comparison of friction skin prints and the determination of identity and nonidentity. It discusses: the cause and significance of variations in prints; the importance of class characteristics in print; the application of probability in decision making; and photographic techniques and considerations.
Introduction
Taking Inked Prints
Prints of the Living. Other Devices and Materials for Recording Prints. Major Criminal Prints. Printing Problem Suspects. Printing the Deceased.
Classification
Fingerprints. Palm Prints. Sole Prints.
The Evidence Print
The Latent Print. The Visible Print. The Plastic Impression. Locating, Developing, Preserving, and Collecting Evidence Prints. Determining the Age of an Evidence Print.
Photography of Prints and Impressions
The Camera. Film. Use of Colored Filters. Lighting.
The Basis of the Comparison
Class Characteristics. Individual Characteristics. Determining Identity.
Comparing Prints
Orienting the Evidence Print. Locating Minutiae. Tonally Reversed Prints. Laterally Reversed Prints. Distortion. Overlain Prints.
Some Comparisons of Evidence Prints
Reporting and Testifying to Conclusions
References
Index
Taking Inked Prints
Prints of the Living. Other Devices and Materials for Recording Prints. Major Criminal Prints. Printing Problem Suspects. Printing the Deceased.
Classification
Fingerprints. Palm Prints. Sole Prints.
The Evidence Print
The Latent Print. The Visible Print. The Plastic Impression. Locating, Developing, Preserving, and Collecting Evidence Prints. Determining the Age of an Evidence Print.
Photography of Prints and Impressions
The Camera. Film. Use of Colored Filters. Lighting.
The Basis of the Comparison
Class Characteristics. Individual Characteristics. Determining Identity.
Comparing Prints
Orienting the Evidence Print. Locating Minutiae. Tonally Reversed Prints. Laterally Reversed Prints. Distortion. Overlain Prints.
Some Comparisons of Evidence Prints
Reporting and Testifying to Conclusions
References
Index
Biography
James F. Cowger
"The book belongs in the 'must have' category...the chapters on the taking of prints, photography, and classification are clear and succinct...When it comes to comparisons, most other texts take the approach of 'well, you just do'...The present text explains how..."
- Journal of Forensic Sciences