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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... Enright , a new " professional " type of policeman who liked to ap- ply business principles to law enforcement . In 1921 Enright convened a mammoth National Police Conference ( NPC ) in New York City with the backing of the Chamber of ...
... Enright cited an anarchist bombing on Wall Street that killed thirty - nine people in September 1920 and warned of an invasion of rad- icals , anarchists , and criminals , trained in firearms and now adrift in bankrupt postwar Europe ...
... Enright saw no reason to delay the establishment of a central bureau any longer . " I do not think we ought to await legislative action of Con- gress or anybody else to do this very necessary work , " he announced . " Any city that has ...
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Jekylls and Hydes | 1 |
Measuring the Criminal Body | 32 |
Native Prints | 60 |
Copyright | |
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