FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION - A SURVEY OF PRESENT TECHNOLOGY, AUTOMATED APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

• NCJ Number: 17034
• Journal: CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONOGRAPH Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (1974)
• Author(s): R D FOOTE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 33 pages
• Corporate Author: Sam Houston State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE DEVELOPMENT OF DACTYLOGRAPHY, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND RECENT RESEARCH ARE DISCUSSED, AND A SURVEY OF STANDARD METHODS AND USAGE IS PROVIDED.

Abstract

A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FINGERPRINTING AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION IS FIRST GIVEN. THE PRINT CLASSIFICATION AND FILING SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED, AND APPLICATIONS OF DACTYLOGRAPHY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF FINGERPRINTING ARE REVIEWED. SUCH DEVELOPMENTS AS HOLOGRAPHIC-OPTICAL APPROACHES FOR COMPARISON OF FINGERPRINTS, THE OHIO STATE TOPOGRAPHICAL SYSTEM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION, TRANSMISSION OF FINGERPRINTS BETWEEN AGENCIES, AND AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT SYSTEMS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. COMMERCIAL IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS ARE CONSIDERED AS WELL. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED AND A FINGERPRINT CHRONOLOGY IS APPENDED.