Description
Book SynopsisA 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 evidencemost likely in the form of fingerprintsneeded 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 science of friction ridge identification, or ridgeology. David R. Ashbaugh examines every facet of the discipline, from the history of friction ridge identification and its earliest pioneers and researchers, to the scientific basis and the various steps of the identification process.
Table of Contents
I Introduction, The First Step toward Quantitative-Qualitative Analysis, The Ridgeology Revolution II History of Friction Ridge Identification III The Friction Ridge Medium IV The Identification Process V Poroscopy and Edgeoscopy VI Friction Ridge Analysis Report VII Ridgeology Formula VIII An Introduction to Palmar Flexion Crease Identification IX The Beginning
