Suspect Identities“No two fingerprints are alike,” or so it goes. For nearly a hundred years fingerprints have represented definitive proof of individual identity in our society. We trust them to tell us who committed a crime, whether a criminal record exists, and how to resolve questions of disputed identity. |
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... American ex- aminers transformed this situation from a historical accident into a scientific principle , insisting that the determination of how much matching detail was enough should be a matter for the expert judg- ment of the ...
... American Journal of Anatomy 1 ( 1902 ) , 440 . 39. Lawrence M. Friedman , Crime and Punishment in American History ( New York : Basic Books , 1993 ) , 193–210 . 40. David J. Rothman , Conscience and Convenience : The Asylum and Its ...
... American Coalition , 248 American Express Company , 193 American Journal of Microscopy and Popular Science , 121 American Legion , 248 American Police Systems ( Fosdick ) , 222 American system of fingerprint classi- fication , 224 ...
Contents
Jekylls and Hydes | 1 |
Measuring the Criminal Body | 32 |
Native Prints | 60 |
Copyright | |
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