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FINGERPRINT HANDBOOK. REV. ED.

NCJ Number
18734
Author(s)
R WILLIAMS; R SORENSEN
Date Published
1973
Length
139 pages
Annotation
THIS TRAINING MANUAL GOES INTO THE HISTORY OF FINGERPRINTING, PATTERN INTERPRETATION, A CLASSIFICATION FORMULA, LATENTS, INKED PRINTS, AND COMPARISONNS.
Abstract
THESE MAJOR TOPICS INCLUDE: THE INTERPRETATION OF PATTERN TYPES WITH RELATED STUDY OF DELTAS, CORES, APPENDAGES AND OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF PATTERNS; THE HENRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WITH THE FBI EXTENSIONS, REFERENCING, AND FILING SYSTEM; LATENT PRINT RECOVERY, METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY, LIFTING AND ELIMINATION PRINTS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; AND, THE FUTURE OF FINGERPRINTS.