IDENTIFYING THE CRIMINAL: FINGERPRINTS Flashcards
What were some problems with branding identification before fingerprinting?
branding was too cruel and stigmatising
how and where did fingerprinting first come along?
modern system of fingerprinting emerged in colonies in india as an initial means of civil administration not criminal investigation
explain william herschels role in fingerprinting
he collected fingerprints in order to study them, in 1860 he became a magistrate of a rural subdivision of Bengal, 1877 he was able to record fingerprints on wide basis, also wrote letter to bengals inspector of jails suggesting expansion of fingerprint system
what did francis galton beleive fingerprinting could be used for?
offer info about heredity and race
what are galtons details?
Friction ridge patterns are grouped into three distinct types—loops, whorls, and arches: basis patterns of fingerprints
why and how did fears of fingerprinting impact use in english courts?
fear that fingerprints could be worn off through hard labour, or altered, so they went for bertillon measurements in english sytem until further notice
what were Fauld’s claims?
he claimed galton stole his ideas, as a medical missionary in japan he came across finger print identification of Japanese potters as they signed their work with marking them by fingerprint
how did Sir Edward Richard Henry build up on Galtons work to create better system of classification?
new system could deal with 100,000 print,
when did scotland yard experiment with fingerprints ?
1902, abandoning bertillon measurements
what is comparative dactyloscopy?
his was the first time fingerprints had been used in a criminal investigation. Vucetich called his system comparative dactyloscopy. In 1896, he added to Galton’s technique, creating his own classification system based on the direction, flow, pattern and other characteristics of the friction ridges in fingerprints
