U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

METHODS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS

NCJ Number
35393
Journal
Identification News Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1976) Pages: 3-7
Author(s)
C M CONNOR
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
AVAILABLE METHODS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS AND SOME PROBLEMS THAT ARISE DURING FINGERPRINT EXAMINATIONS THAT AFFECT DOCUMENT EXAMINATION AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS ARE DESCRIBED.
Abstract
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE FINGERPRINT AND DOCUMENT EXAMINERS WORK TOGETHER WITH THE ANALYTICAL CHEMIST TO DEVELOP METHODS WHICH ARE MOST SUITABLE FOR CERTAIN ITEMS SO THAT AN ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY ONE EXAMINER WILL NOT PREVENT EXAMINATION OF THE SAME ITEM BY ANALYSTS OF OTHER DISCIPLINES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)