Handbook of Finger Print Science

Contents: Preface. 1. Definition of fingerprint.  2. History of Fingerprinting.  3. Pioneers of Finger Printing.  4. Fingerprint Patterns.  5. Ridge Characteristics.  6. Methods of taking Fingerprints.  7. Classification of 10 digits.  8. Fingerprints at Scene of Crime.  9. Lifting of fingerprints.  10. Automation of Fingerprints.  11. Forgery in Fingerprints.  12. Fingerprints in Courts and Expert\'s Opinion.  13. Fingerprints and Photography.  14. Structure and Functioning of CFPB.

A Fingerprint is an imprint made by the pattern of ridges on the pad of a human finger. These prints are often left on objects at a crime scene and are therefore used in forensic science to identify suspects. No two humans have ever been found to have identical fingerprints, thus fingerprints are widely believed to be unique.

The present book Hand Book of Finger Print Science will provide an in depth study and analyzes of Fingerprint Science, its basic principles, concepts and important techniques. It will help the teaching and researching communities in their academic pursuits. Students of Forensic Sciences will also be equally beneficial. The book is written in a very lucid and simple equally important for social thinkers and common man.