TY  - BOOK
AU  - Accursio,Eva
TI  - Latent fingerprint examination: elements, human factors and recommendations 
T2  - DNA and RNA: properties and modifications, functions and interactions, recombination and applications
SN  - 9781631178924
AV  - HV6074 
U1  - 363.258 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
KW  - Fingerprints
KW  - Identification
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Fingerprints have provided a valuable method of personal identification in forensic science and criminal investigations for more than 100 years. Fingerprints left at crime scenes generally are latent prints—unintentional reproductions of the arrangement of ridges on the skin made by the transfer of materials (such as amino acids, proteins, polypeptides, and salts) to a surface. Palms and the soles of feet also have friction ridge skin that can leave latent prints. The examination of a latent print consists of a series of steps involving a comparison of the latent print to a known (or exemplar) print. Courts have accepted latent print evidence for the past century. However, several high-profile cases in the United States and abroad have highlighted the fact that human errors can occur, and litigation and expressions of concern over the evidentiary reliability of latent print examinations and other forensic identification procedures has increased in the last decade. This book discusses latent print examinations in detail, and provides methods to improving the practice through a systems approach
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ER  -