Friction Ridge Skin: Comparison and Identification of Fingerprints

By James F. Cowger

Here is a complete guide to the collection, classification, and comparison of friction skin prints and the determination of identity and nonidentity. It discusses the cause and significance of variations in prints, the importance of class characteristics in print, the application of probability in decision making, and photographic techniques and considerations. Unlike other texts, Friction Ridge Skin explains how these techniques are utilized. The chapters on the taking of prints, photography, and classification are clear and succinct, and held in high regard by experts in this field.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084939502X
• ISBN13: 9780849395024
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher