NCJ Number
9970
Date Published
1968
Length
55 pages
Annotation
HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES FROM THE HENRY SYSTEM TO THE PRESENT STATE-OF-THE-ART AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE FBI SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE SCOTLAND YARD SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED. THE CONCLUSION RECOMMENDS A SIMPLE, LOGICALLY EXTENDABLE SYSTEM THAT IS READILY ADAPTABLE TO MODERN AUTOMATION TECHNIQUES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT).