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COMPARISON OF CAUCASIAN, INDIAN AND NEGRO FINGER PATTERNS

NCJ Number
7826
Journal
FINGERPRINT AND IDENTIFICATION MAGAZINE Volume: 54 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1972) Pages: 3-4 & 17
Author(s)
O L GLASOW; V D JOHNSON
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
FINDINGS INDICATE THAT 63 PERCENT OF AMERICAN INDIAN FINGERPRINTS ARE OF THE WHORL PATTERN AS COMPARED WITH 30-35 PERCENT FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION.