Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology

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CRC Press, Oct 27, 1999 - Law - 248 pages
A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattered glass door of a burglarized home. Indeed, where crimes are committed, careless perpetrators will invariably leave behind the critical pieces of evidence most likely in the form of fingerprints n
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 The History of Friction Ridge Identification
11
Chapter 3 The Friction Ridge Medium
61
The Chapter 4 Identification Process
87
Chapter 5 Poroscopy and Edgeoscopy
149
Chapter 6 Friction Ridge Analysis Report
165
Chapter 7 Ridgeology Formula
171
Chapter 8 An Introduction to Palmar Flexion Crease Identification
177
Chapter 9 The Beginning
203
Bibliography
205
Glossary
217
Back Cover
227
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