Fingerprint and Other Impressions

Primary Classification of Fingerprint: Rules, Procedure And Worksheet

Primary Classification of Fingerprint and their calculation

Primary classification is the first division for classifying fingerprints using the Henry fingerprint system. It is also called whorl division because it uses only whorl patterns across all the fingers. Here, the values are calculated based on the summation of even and odd fingers, separately followed by the addition of one. The above para is …

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Types of Fingerprints: History and Images Included

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Introduction to Fingerprints Fingerprints have been the gold model for individual identification in the forensic area for more than one hundred years. It is one of the major fields of Forensic Science.  Dactyloscopy is the study of the structure which had found on our fingertips for the means of identification.  These are the individual characteristic …

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Henry Fingerprint Classification System: Key, Major, Primary, Secondary, Subsecondary and Final

Henry Fingerprint Classification System along with Key Major, Primary, Secondary and Subsecondary

In Henry’s fingerprint classification system, there are 6 main divisions with 3 common extensions. Primary, major, secondary, sub secondary, final, and key classification are the six main classifications. While the second-sub secondary, WCDX and special loop division are three extensions. More precisely, these six divisions with extensions are referred to as FBI modified Henry fingerprint …

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Battley Single Digit Classification System: Fingerprint Identification

Battley Single Digit Classification System

Battley classification is a single-digit classification system that was designed to make fingerprint identification easy and less time-consuming. But there is more to it. Let’s dig deeper and know more about the Battley single-digit classification system in detail. What is the Battley Single-Digit Classification System? Chief Inspector Harry Battley and Detective Superintendent Fredrick Cherrill of …

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Vacuum Metal Deposition (VMD): Principle, Types & Components

Vacuum Metal Deposition VMD fingerprint development

Vacuum metal deposition (VMD) is probably one of the most sensitive fingermark detection and development techniques that are used in developing forensic fingerprints.  VMD is also capable of developing bloody fingerprints for nonporous surfaces as well as semi-porous surfaces like woods and some fabrics. This article on “Vacuum metal depositions (VMD)” focuses on the history …

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