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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... descriptions - ranged from the commonplace ( " blue eyes , " " freckled , " " pockmarked , " " bald " ) to the detailed ( “ small mole in left cheek , ” " scar over his left eye " ) to the imprecise ( " small eyes , " " large head ...
... descriptions nor their precise locations were noted , even a prisoner bearing scars corresponding to these descriptions could plausibly claim that the descriptions referred to other scars borne by someone else . This was also one of the ...
... description was limited to " mark on each eyelid . " " No mention , " Penn pointed out , was " made of the character or extent of these marks , " and no other description was given . Penn included a sampling of descriptions that ...
Contents
Jekylls and Hydes | 1 |
Measuring the Criminal Body | 32 |
Native Prints | 60 |
Copyright | |
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