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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... scientific . Dr. John Garson , the former head of the Anthropometric Office , remained skeptical of the Henry system ... scientific or a bu- reaucratic matter . Advocates of anthropometry like Garson testified that criminal ...
... scientific than dactyloscopy . While some of the world's most eminent scientists , from major universities and ... scientific nature . " Though Holmes , and fingerprinting , may have been more " practical , " Bertillon , and anthro ...
... scientific background with Collins's lack of scientific training , complaining that dactyloscopy had been taken over by ignorant bureaucrats . In his own career Faulds had witnessed the transformation of dactyloscopy from " a mere ...
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Jekylls and Hydes | 1 |
Measuring the Criminal Body | 32 |
Native Prints | 60 |
Copyright | |
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