Postmortem Fingerprinting and Unidentified Human Remains

By Marzena Mulawka

Book Overview

Fingerprint identification is the most efficient, rapid, and cost-effective forensic identification modality. Postmortem Fingerprinting and Unidentified Human Remains is a consolidated and thorough guide to the recovery, identification, and management of unidentified postmortem fingerprint records - topics from postmortem fingerprint processing to database submission and case management are discussed. Additionally, a postmortem processing workflow is described, which delineates various basic and advanced fingerprint recovery techniques used to acquire examination-quality records. Furthermore, Postmortem Fingerprinting and Unidentified Human Remains discusses the complexity of antemortem fingerprint databases and how to access each database for humanitarian purposes, bringing a modern value perspective to the topic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113817615X
• ISBN13: 9781138176157
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"