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Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology

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ISBN-10: 0849370078

ISBN-13: 9780849370076

Edition: 1999

Authors: David R. Ashbaugh

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A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder. Fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery. A palm print recovered from the shattered glass door of a burglarized home. Indeed, where crimes are committed, careless perpetrators will invariably leave behind the critical pieces of evidence-most likely in the form of fingerprints-needed to catch and convict them. But the science of fingerprint identification isn't always as cut and dry as detective novels and movies make it out to be.Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis, a new book in the ongoing Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series, examines the latest methods and techniques in the…    
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Book details

List price: $189.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 10/27/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
The First Step toward Quantitative-Qualitative Analysis
The Ridgeology Revolution
History of Friction Ridge Identification
Primitive Knowledge
Early Pioneers
Fingerprinting in North America
Scientific Researchers
The Friction Ridge Medium
Structure of Friction Skin
Friction Skin Histology
The Growth of Friction Skin
The Identification Process
Premises of Friction Ridge Identification
The Philosophy of Friction Ridge Identification
Human Sight
Methodology of Friction Ridge Identification
Friction Ridge Analysis
Friction Ridge Comparison
Friction Ridge Evaluation
Verification
Poroscopy and Edgeoscopy
Poroscopy
Edgeoscopy
Friction Ridge Analysis Report
Ridgeology Formula
An Introduction to Palmar Flexion Crease Identification
The Beginning
Bibliography
Glossary
Index