Types and Classification
"There are three distinct types of fingerprint impressions that can be recovered from a crime scene..." |
"In 1894, Sir Edward Richard Henry...collaborated with [Sir Francis] Galton on a method of classification for fingerprints [known today as the Henry Classification System]." "Every finger has a different pattern of ridges on it that investigators analyse and so far no two fingerprints among the billions recorded have ever been found to be the same." |
"A person's fingerprints will remain the same throughout their life. If superficial damage occurs the skin will grow back in exactly the same arrangement as at birth. This is why fingerprints are a reliable means of identification at all stages of a person's life. They are even one of the last features to decompose after death." |