Identification: Fingerprints: Detection, Identification, and Interpretation

H. J. Kobus; K. P. Kirkbride

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-21441-7.00099-6

Identification: Fingerprints: Detection, Identification, and Interpretation

H. J. Kobus, K. P. Kirkbride

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Fingerprints have been used for human identification in criminal investigation for over 100 years. The detection of invisible or latent marks at crime scenes has been one of the great scientific challenges in forensic science and there have been considerable advances in this capability. The technological age and increasing power of computing has had a major influence on fingerprint identification providing the capacity to search large databases and provide rapid identification of persons of interest. This chapter discusses the important contribution of fingerprints to criminal investigation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 1-4, Third Edition
Editors	J Payne-James, R Byard
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	251–261
Number of pages	11
Volume	3
Edition	3rd
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-443-21442-4
ISBN (Print)	9780443214417
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21441-7.00099-6
Publication status	Published - 2025

Keywords

Fingerprints
Fingerprint chemistry
Fingerprint identification
Latents
Luminescence
AFIS
Livescan
Database
Fingermark enhancement
Light sources

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