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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... loops , around 30 percent were whorls , and the remaining 10 percent were arches . Since loops were the most common pattern , Galton further subdivided them into " inner , " or " radial , " loops ( which open toward the thumb ) and ...
... loops , " " twinned loops , " and " accidentals . " The " pri- mary classification " involved examining each finger and noting where whorls appeared . The fingers were numbered 1 through 10 , beginning with the left little finger and ...
... loops were too numer- ous to be a transitional form between the two . Instead , she argued that loops too were ancient forms , having followed a separate line of de- scent from another group of primates . Then both loops and whorls re ...
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Jekylls and Hydes | 1 |
Measuring the Criminal Body | 32 |
Native Prints | 60 |
Copyright | |
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