This guidebook illustrates the basic concepts involved in the science of fingerprints and fingerprint identification. It clarifies many of the oversimplified generalities that pervade the science of fingerprint identification and highlights the many possibilities and limitations of fingerprint identification. Chapters are arranged logically to facilitate greater knowledge and skills. Major topics include: fingerprints in context; friction skin, friction skin classification; exemplar fingerprint impressions; latent fingerprint development and recovery; special development processes and conditions; latent fingerprint quality variations; fingerprint identification; fingerprint fabrication, errors, and evidence; photography, image enhancement, and color; and computerized fingerprint databases. The chapters are liberally illustrated to aid the reader. The book is designed to be read in its entirety or to be referenced as a guidebook, as many concepts and information are repeated and cross-referenced. The information helps the reader to understand the relationships, benefits, and limitations of crime scene fingerprint evidence. Contrast is intended for new and experienced crime scene investigators, patrol officers, attorneys, and criminal justice students who seek to add fingerprint identification to their investigative skills.
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A good Fingerprint concepts book.,
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Contrast is written to assist law enforcement, attorneys, students, and writers, in their efforts to learn the many details of fingerprint science. The book is an excellent layman text. The details of this book will help law enforcement field officers in their crime scene evidence collection, and attorneys with the preparation of their case. Few fingerprint books have been so valuable to the reader. This book is a must for ANY person who works with fingerprint evidence.
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latent print impressions, unsolved latent database, friction skin impressions, latent fingerprint impressions, incipient ridges, latent print residues, connected bifurcations, fingerprint pattern types, fingerprint specialist, exemplar prints, computerized fingerprint databases, major case prints, developed latent print, inked fingerprints, fingerprint residues, ending ridges, fingerprint classification system, friction ridges, lift card, alternate light sources, fingerprint development, friction ridge skin, footprint impressions, ridge characteristics, inked prints Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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latent print impressions, unsolved latent database, friction skin impressions, latent fingerprint impressions, incipient ridges, latent print residues, connected bifurcations, fingerprint pattern types, fingerprint specialist, exemplar prints, computerized fingerprint databases, major case prints, developed latent print, inked fingerprints, fingerprint residues, ending ridges, fingerprint classification system, friction ridges, lift card, alternate light sources, fingerprint development, friction ridge skin, footprint impressions, ridge characteristics, inked prints Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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