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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91) and index.

Contents: 1. Importance of legible fingerprints -- 1. Recording fingerprints -- 3. Basis of fingerprint identification -- 7. Pattern interpretation -- 8. Three major group: archs, loops, and whorls -- 9. Ridge formation and definition of terms -- 10. Type lines -- 10. Pattern area -- 11. Loop pattern -- 12. Requisites of loop -- 12. Sufficient recurve -- 13. Appendage -- 15. Delta -- 16. Rules in delta location -- 19. Core formation -- 20. Rules in core location -- 22. Core in interlocking loops -- 22. Ridge counting -- 23. Rules in ridge counting -- 29. Division of loop patterns -- 32. Plain arch -- 34. Tented archs -- 35. types of tented archs -- 40. Whorl family of patterns -- 41. Plane whorl pattern -- 43. Central pocket loop whorl -- 46. Double loop whorl -- 47. Accidental whorl --48. Ridge tracing for whorls -- 49. Rules in ridge tracing -- 51. Whorl tracing problems -- 53. The NBI modified form (Classification) -- 54. The classification formula -- 56. Division of the classification formula -- 57. Primary classification -- 61. Secondary classification -- 64. The subsecondary classification --- 5. The major division -- 66. The final classification -- 68. The key classification -- 68. NBI and FBI modification and extension system -- 70. Referencing -- 73. Questionable patterns -- 74. Problems in the classification of amputations, scarred patterns, and missing fingers at birth -- 78. A classifier's task -- 91. References -- 92. Index

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