Terminilogies in forensic

A multi-colored powder used to process an object with the purpose of visualizing friction ridge detail. To avoid damaging a latent print, powders are best applied with a camel hair of fiberglass brush

Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes

The portion of the friction skin on the tips of the fingers, thumbs, and toes in the digital phalanx, from side of the nail to the opposite side of the nail.

The study of lip prints.

Of relating to a condition that is present at birth as a result of either hereditary or environmental influences

Dermis; often referred to as the true skin

A difference in two ridge impressions due to different sources of the impression (exclusion.)

The top crease in a finger

The backside of the hand, the non-palmar side

Ridge units that did not form complete friction ridges due to a genetic cause.

-Study of morphological characteristics of friction ridges; contour or shape of the edges of friction ridges

The millions of cells that line and protect the external and internal surfaces of the body. Epithelial cells from epithelial tissues such as the skin and mucous membrane.

a representation of print that never existed on the surface from which its purportedly came. A fabricated print is fabricated evidence produced by a police employee in order to bolster a case or frame a person.

An area comprised of the combination of ridge: flow, ridge characteristics and ridge structure

Single section of friction ridge containing one pore

The number of friction ridges between two characteristics.

He first person to be convicted of murder in the United States based on fingerprint. In 1911, Jennings appealed his conviction to the Illinois Supreme Court questioning the admissibility of fingerprint evidence. The Illinois Supreme Court upheld his conviction concluding that fingerprint evidence is admissible and is a reliable form of identification.

He is credited being the first person in the United States to record his own palm prints years apart to test their persistence. After hearing a lecture at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1187, he recorded his prints. In 1937, he again recorded his prints and saw they did not change. Jennings did not publish findings either until 1939. Jennings was famous for being the first person to photograph lightning.

A cell which is found in our skin. It is the major constituent of the epidermis. In their process of maturation, keratinocytes die and eventually become the horny protective layer of our skin.

Study of the surface markings of the skin; friction ridge

It was one of the first people Herschel fingerprinted as a means of identification. This was noted as the first practical use of fingerprints. On July 28, 1858. Herschel obtained the entire hand impression of Raiyadhar Konal as a signature on a contract.

Congenitally abnormal largeness of fingers and toe.

A systematic recording of all friction ridge detail appearing on the

Small details.

Also referred to as lazy loop or a dropping loop when the core of a loop droops down over toward the delta. This usually occurs in the opposite hand as the slant. Especially in the index finger.

Fewer than the normal fingers or toes. Oligo - is from the Greek "oligos" (few or scanty) + dactyl from the Greek word "dactylos" (finger) = few fingers.

Fingers and toes cannot be flexed.

Friction ridge impression of unknown origin, visible without development.

Friction ridge skin arrangement formed as early as the third month of gestation.

Having five fingers on each limb.

The occurrence of five fingers or toes on the hand or foot.

The friction ridge skin area on the side and underside of the foot.

A hand or foot having more than the normal number of fingers or toes.

The clarity of information contained within a friction ridge impression.

The amount of information contained within a friction ridge impression. 40. RIDGE APLASIA Congenital absence of friction ridge skin.

He direction of a series of adjacent friction ridges in a directional arrangement.

The directional flow of a single friction ridge: the course of single friction ridge.

Small section of a friction ridge containing one pore

The study of uniqueness of friction ridge skin and its use for personal identification (individualization)

He is recognized as the most knowledgeable individual regarding the recovery of latent prints from human skin

Dry or dead skin which has scaled and peeled away from the surface skin.

Ridges on the bottom of the epidermis under the surface furrows.

Where a recurving ridge tends to turn.

Pertaining to the sense of touch

The large cushion of the palm located at the base of the thumb.

. This case was the first case on record where a latent fingerprint developed from a homicide victim's skin was identified with an offender and introduced as evidence in Court. On July 31, 1979, Stephen William Beattie was found guilty of three counts of first degree murder. On February 1, 1979, he was sentenced to three consecutive death sentences. Beattie committed suicide within three years of his sentence in prison while awaiting execution. He maintained his innocence even to the end.

It refers to webbed fingers. Side to side fusion of digits.

The larger of the two bones of the forearm, on the palmar side of the little finger.

Characteristics used to individualize patterns; specific details.

Very uncommon, unusual, atypical, or remarkable; a degree of distinguishing distinctiveness.

The unintentional separation of the skin from the hands or feet, usually as a whole which resembles a glove. This is the result of a deceased body's prolonged immersion in water.