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Quantitative-qualitative friction ridge analysis : an introduction to basic and advanced ridgeology

"Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis, a new book in the ongoing Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series, examines the latest methods and techniques in the science of friction ridge identification, or ridgeology. David R. Ashbaugh examines every facet of the discipline, from the history of friction ridge identification and its earliest pioneers and researchers, to the scientific basis and the various steps of the identification process."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©1999
CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., ©1999
Classification
xiv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780849370076, 0849370078
41387628
I Introduction, The First Step toward Quantitative-Qualitative Analysis, The Ridgeology Revolution II History of Friction Ridge Identification III The Friction Ridge Medium IV The Identification Process V Poroscopy and Edgeoscopy VI Friction Ridge Analysis Report VII Ridgeology Formula VIII An Introduction to Palmar Flexion Crease Identification IX The Beginning