Fingerprints

HISTORY

• All Started With Bertillion
• The "Science" of Anthropometry
• Combined body measurements and full body photograph.

HISTORY CONTINUED

• Francis Galton
• Father of Modern Fingerprinting
• Convinced British Government To Adopt Them
• Next Step Create A Classification System

Fingerprint Principle #1

• A fingerprint is an individual characteristic because no two fingers have yet been found to possess identical ridge characteristics;

Fingerprint Principles #2 and 3

• A fingerprint will remain unchanged during an individual’s lifetime;
• Fingerprints have general ridge patterns that permit them to be systematically classified.

Primary Classification

• The Henry System
• Assigns A Value To Each Type of Fingerprint
• Calculation Are Done
• Places You Into A Category

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