The Fingerprint Sourcebook

Contents and Preface

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Table of Contents and Preface
Chapter 1: History, by Jeffery G. Barnes
Chapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology of Adult Friction Ridge Skin, by Alice Maceo
Chapter 3: Embryology, Physiology, and Morphology, by Kasey Wertheim
Chapter 4: Recording living and postmortem friction ridge exemplars, by Brent T. Cutro, Sr.
Chapter 5: Systems of Friction Ridge Classification, by Laura A. Hutchins
Chapter 6: Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), by Kenneth R. Moses
Chapter 7: Latent Print Development, by Brian Yamashita and Mike French
Chapter 8: The Preservation of Friction Ridge Information, by Laura A. Hutchins
Chapter 9: Examination Methodology, by John R. Vanderkolk
Chapter 10: Documentation of Friction Ridge Impressions: From the Scene to the Conclusion, by Alice V. Maceo
Chapter 11: Equipment, by Julieanne Perez-Avila
Chapter 12: Quality Assurance, by M. Leanne Gray
Chapter 13: Fingerprints and the Law, by Andre A. Moenssens and Stephen B. Meagher
Chapter 14: Scientific Research Supporting the foundations of Friction Ridge Examinations, by Glenn Langenburg
Chapter 15: Special Abilities & Vulnerabilities in Forensic Expertise, by Tom Busey & Itiel Dror
Appendices SWGFAST Standard Terminology of Friction Ridge Examination, Ver. 3.0