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Fingerprints, even partial prints, are identifying criteria that may be recovered at a crime scene and analyzed to determine the identify of a party involved.

The History of Fingerprints - Onin

Fingerprints offer a reliable means of personal identification. That is the essential explanation for fingerprints having replaced other methods of establishing the identities of persons reluctant to admit previous arrests.
http://onin.com/fp/fphistory.html
Forensic Fingerprint Analysis - Youtube

This is a basic introduction to fingerprint analysis in forensic science.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlDD9oD-24E
Fingerprint Analysis - Resources - NCIDS

Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST) - a collaboration of American and international forensic science laboratories and practitioners collaborating to improve discipline practices and build consensus standards for the field of friction ridge analysis.
http://www.ncids.com/forensic/fingerprints/fingerprints.shtml
Solved - Fingerprint Analysis - Youtube

Fingerprint technology must advance in order to keep up with the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7wUuRiMCuM
Fingerprint Analysis - California Innocence Project

Forensic fingerprint analysis has been used to identify criminals for more than one hundred years. The process begins with a deposited, or âlatent,â print found at the scene of the crime.
https://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/fingerprint-analysis/
Fingerprint Analysis - History of Forensic Psychology

A history of fingerprint analysis.
http://forensicpsych.umwblogs.org/research/criminal-justice/fingerprint-analysis/
Effects of Human Factors on the Accuracy of Fingerprint Analysis - National Institute of Justice

In recent years, the accuracy of latent print identification has been the subject of increased scrutiny.
http://www.nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/impression/pages/human-factors.aspx
Accuracy and Reliability of Forensic Latent Fingerprint Decisions

The interpretation of forensic fingerprint evidence relies on the expertise of latent print examiners. The National Research Council of the National Academies and the legal and forensic sciences communities have called for research to measure the accuracy and reliability of latent print examiners' decisions, a challenging and complex problem in need of systematic analysis.
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/19/7733.full
Fingerprinting Analysis

Fingerprinting analysis has been used for more than a century, yet it is still widely used in law enforcement agencies. Because of its unique characteristic, it is conclusive evidence and a valuable tool among advanced technology even today. However, there is a chance it might lose its ground by DNA fingerprint which is more sophisticated and accurate than traditional fingerprint.
http://sites.bergen.org/forensic/fingerprint.htm
Fingerprint Analysis: Introduction

No two people have exactly the same fingerprints. Even identical twins, with identical DNA, have different fingerprints. This uniqueness allows fingerprints to be used in all sorts of ways, including for background checks, biometric security, mass disaster identification, and of course, in criminal situations.
http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/prints/
Techniques for Collecting and Analyzing Fingerprints - Forensic Science in North Carolina

Fingerprint evidence left behind by a suspect or victim may identify who was at a crime scene and what he or she touched. However, it is important for defense attorneys to know, and to inform the jury, that the techniques used to locate and identify fingerprints are far from a perfect science.
https://ncforensics.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/techniques-for-collecting-and-analyzing-fingerprints/
Crime Library: Fingerprints - Crime Museum

Fingerprint identification is one of the most important criminal investigation tools due to their persistence and their uniqueness.
http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/fingerprints
Fingerprints - Explore Forensics

Fingerprints are unique to each indiviual and never change, which make them a very important piece of forensic evidence.
http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/fingerprints.html
Fingerprint Analysis: How It's Done

Fingerprints can be found on practically any solid surface, including the human body. Analysts classify fingerprints into three categories according to the type of surface on which they are found and whether they are visible or not: Fingerprints on soft surfaces (such as soap, wax, wet paint, fresh caulk, etc.) are likely to be three-dimensional plastic prints; those on hard surfaces are either patent (visible) or latent (invisible) prints.
http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/prints/how.html
Fingerprint - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. The recovery of fingerprints from a crime scene is an important method of forensic science. Fingerprints are easily deposited on suitable surfaces (such as glass or metal or polished stone) by the natural secretions of sweat from the eccrine glands that are present in epidermal ridges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint

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The History of Fingerprints - Onin

Fingerprints offer a reliable means of personal identification. That is the essential explanation for fingerprints having replaced other methods of establishing the identities of persons reluctant to admit previous arrests.
http://onin.com/fp/fphistory.html
Forensic Fingerprint Analysis - Youtube

This is a basic introduction to fingerprint analysis in forensic science.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlDD9oD-24E
Fingerprint Analysis - Resources - NCIDS

Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST) - a collaboration of American and international forensic science laboratories and practitioners collaborating to improve discipline practices and build consensus standards for the field of friction ridge analysis.
http://www.ncids.com/forensic/fingerprints/fingerprints.shtml
Solved - Fingerprint Analysis - Youtube

Fingerprint technology must advance in order to keep up with the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7wUuRiMCuM
Fingerprint Analysis - California Innocence Project

Forensic fingerprint analysis has been used to identify criminals for more than one hundred years. The process begins with a deposited, or âlatent,â print found at the scene of the crime.
https://californiainnocenceproject.org/issues-we-face/fingerprint-analysis/
Fingerprint Analysis - History of Forensic Psychology

A history of fingerprint analysis.
http://forensicpsych.umwblogs.org/research/criminal-justice/fingerprint-analysis/
Effects of Human Factors on the Accuracy of Fingerprint Analysis - National Institute of Justice

In recent years, the accuracy of latent print identification has been the subject of increased scrutiny.
http://www.nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/impression/pages/human-factors.aspx
Accuracy and Reliability of Forensic Latent Fingerprint Decisions

The interpretation of forensic fingerprint evidence relies on the expertise of latent print examiners. The National Research Council of the National Academies and the legal and forensic sciences communities have called for research to measure the accuracy and reliability of latent print examiners' decisions, a challenging and complex problem in need of systematic analysis.
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/19/7733.full
Fingerprinting Analysis

Fingerprinting analysis has been used for more than a century, yet it is still widely used in law enforcement agencies. Because of its unique characteristic, it is conclusive evidence and a valuable tool among advanced technology even today. However, there is a chance it might lose its ground by DNA fingerprint which is more sophisticated and accurate than traditional fingerprint.
http://sites.bergen.org/forensic/fingerprint.htm
Fingerprint Analysis: Introduction

No two people have exactly the same fingerprints. Even identical twins, with identical DNA, have different fingerprints. This uniqueness allows fingerprints to be used in all sorts of ways, including for background checks, biometric security, mass disaster identification, and of course, in criminal situations.
http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/prints/
Techniques for Collecting and Analyzing Fingerprints - Forensic Science in North Carolina

Fingerprint evidence left behind by a suspect or victim may identify who was at a crime scene and what he or she touched. However, it is important for defense attorneys to know, and to inform the jury, that the techniques used to locate and identify fingerprints are far from a perfect science.
https://ncforensics.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/techniques-for-collecting-and-analyzing-fingerprints/
Crime Library: Fingerprints - Crime Museum

Fingerprint identification is one of the most important criminal investigation tools due to their persistence and their uniqueness.
http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/fingerprints
Fingerprints - Explore Forensics

Fingerprints are unique to each indiviual and never change, which make them a very important piece of forensic evidence.
http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/fingerprints.html
Fingerprint Analysis: How It's Done

Fingerprints can be found on practically any solid surface, including the human body. Analysts classify fingerprints into three categories according to the type of surface on which they are found and whether they are visible or not: Fingerprints on soft surfaces (such as soap, wax, wet paint, fresh caulk, etc.) are likely to be three-dimensional plastic prints; those on hard surfaces are either patent (visible) or latent (invisible) prints.
http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/prints/how.html
Fingerprint - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. The recovery of fingerprints from a crime scene is an important method of forensic science. Fingerprints are easily deposited on suitable surfaces (such as glass or metal or polished stone) by the natural secretions of sweat from the eccrine glands that are present in epidermal ridges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint

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