Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology

Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis examines the latest methods and techniques in friction ridge identification, including Poroscopy, Edgeoscopy, Pressure Distortion, and Complex or Problem Print Analysis, and features a new method for Palmar Flexion Crease Identification (palm lines) designed by the author. It is the definitive source in the science of friction ridge identification for crime scene technicians, forensic identification specialists, and anyone pursuing a career in forensic science.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

A thumb print left at the scene of a grisly murder, fingerprints taken from a getaway car used in a bank robbery, and a palm print recovered from the shattered glass door of a burglarized home—these are just a few of the critical pieces of evidence that careless perpetrators leave behind. But the science of fingerprint identification isn't always as cut and dry as detective novels and movies make it out to be. In the new book, Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis, David R. Ashbaugh examines the latest methods and techniques in the science of friction ridge identification, or ridgeology. The book covers every facet of the discipline, from the history of friction ridge identification and its earliest pioneers and researchers to the scientific basis and the various steps of the identification process. The structure and growth of friction skin and how it can leave latent or visible prints are examined, as well as advanced identification methods in ridgeology, including Poroscopy, Edgeoscopy, Pressure Distortion, and Complex or Problem Print Analysis. The book also includes a new method for Palmar Flexion Crease Identification (palm lines) designed by the author and which has helped solve several criminal cases where fingerprints were not available. For crime scene technicians, forensic identification specialists, or anyone else pursuing a career in forensic science, this book is arguably the definitive source in the science of friction ridge identification.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367778736