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LIFE OF LATENTS

NCJ Number
7804
Journal
FINGERPRINT AND IDENTIFICATION MAGAZINE Volume: 54 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1972) Pages: 11-15
Author(s)
P L JOHNSON
Date Published
1972
Length
5 pages
Annotation
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LENGTH OF TIME DURING WHICH AN IMPRESSION MAY BE PROCESSED OR DEVELOPED TO A POINT OF USEFULNESS.
Abstract
THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE LIFE OF A LATENT FINGERPRINT INCLUDE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, PHYSICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE CONDITION OF THE SURFACE ITSELF. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)