NCJ Number
103096
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 31 Issue: 4 Dated: (October 1986) Pages: 1187-1216
Date Published
1986
Length
30 pages
Annotation
A critical analysis is presented of the seven principal models previously proposed for the quantitative assessment of fingerprint individuality.
Abstract
Although these models have been developed over a long period of time, there has been no systematic or comprehensive review of all seven models; indeed, two very significant models have escaped the attention of contemporary investigators altogether. The present work compares and contrasts these various models. Each of the models that has been proposed is described and discussed critically in relationship to the fingerprint comparison process. None of the models previously advanced is found to incorporate the essential features of fingerprint comparison. These essential features are summarized in the context of a quantitative fingerprint individuality model. (Author abstract)