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~ Peter Komarinski Master of Arts Criminal Justice (Author) "There is a world in which every crime is solved in 60 minutes, DNA matches are made "While U Wait," and staff work on only..." (more)
Key Phrases: tenprint records, electronic fingerprint transmission specification, unsolved latent file, New York, Police Dept, Henry System (more...)

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While other references exist with regard to fingerprint classification and the process of collecting fingerprints, no other single work exists which reviews this important identification process from beginning to end!

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Hardcover: 312 pages
Publisher: Academic Press (December 27, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0124183514
ISBN-13: 978-0124183513
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
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tenprint records, electronic fingerprint transmission specification, unsolved latent file, tenprint card, livescan machines, latent print images, tenprint database, cognizant database, minutiae placement, latent print searches, livescan devices, latent cognizant, latent print applications, master fingerprint file, latent print identifications, inquiring agency, matcher subsystem, ident rate, jurisdictional use, image quality specifications, many idents, searching latent prints, state identification bureau, latent print examiners, latent examiner

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New York, Police Dept, Henry System, United States, Binary Type, Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, West Virginia, American Classification System, Interstate Identification Index, American System, National Crime Information Center, Sagem Morpho, Consumer Price Index, Department of Homeland Security, Director Sessions, Federal Acquisition Regulations, National Criminal History Improvement Program, Remote Fingerprint Editing Software, Sir Edward Henry, Statewide Automated Fingerprint Identification System, Boston Police Department, European Union, Hill Company, Information Age, Master Name Index

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