The Science of Fingerprints

CONTENTS
Introduction
The Identification Division of the FBI
Types of Patterns and Their Interpretation
Questionable Patterns
The Classification Formula and Extensions
Classification of Scarred Patterns-Amputation-Missing at Birth
Filing Sequence
Searching and Referencing
How To Take Inked Fingerprints
Problems in the Taking of Inked Fingerprints
Problems and Practices in Fingerprinting the Dead
Establishment of a Local Fingerprint Identification Bureau
Latent Impressions
Powdering and Lifting Latent Impressions
Chemical Development of Latent Impressions
The Use of the Fingerprint Camera
Preparation of Fingerprint Charts for Court Testimony
Unidentified Latent Fingerprint File