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Course Objectives
Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, the students should be able
Unit I: History of fingerprint science & Basics of fingerprint
History and development of fingerprint in India and abroad, morphology and anatomy of dermal skin, Embryology of fingerprint- morphology of volar pad and configurational areas, development of volar pad, formation of friction ridges, Sweat glands- eccrine, sebaceous and apocrine, Definition of fingerprint, Theory and principles of fingerprint, Forensic significance of fingerprint. Case studies.
Unit II: Fingerprint classification systems
Basic classification of fingerprint- arch, loop, whorl and composite, Rules for placing core and delta, counting and tracing of ridges, ridge density, Classification of identification of fingerprint- different system of classifications (Ivon, Vucetich, Purkinje, Francis Galton, Henry 10 digit, Henry FBI extension
and Battley single digit classification) and their modification till date and their utilities.
Unit III: Taking and collection of fingerprint
Types of fingerprint- rolled, plain, chance, latent, patent and plastic, Collection of latent, patent and plastic fingerprint : methods, procedure, precautions, limitations, preservation and preservation and lifting of fingerprint, Taking of fingerprint: Taking fingerprints of living person- purpose, requirements, procedures, precaution, limitation and collection, Taking finger prints of dead bodies- purpose, requirements, procedures, precaution, limitation and collection(techniques of recording fingerprints of dead bodies of different stages, viz, immediately after death and after rigor mortis, decomposed and
charred bodies).
Unit IV: Detection & Development of fingerprint
Detection of fingerprint using Light sources, Development of fingerprint: Physical methods and chemical methods- silver nitrate, Ninhydrin and its analogues, physical developer etc., fuming methods, iodine fuming, cyanoacrylate fuming, soot method, hydrogen fluoride fuming and metal deposition method.
Unit V: Comparison of Fingerprints
Comparison of fingerprint: class and individual characteristics (minutia's), fundamentals of comparison print to print, trace to record, trace to print, trace to trace, documentation of fingerprint, AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System)
Unit VI: Impression Evidence I
Lip prints & Ear Prints: Introduction, Collection, preservation, Examination & their significance.
Unit VII: Impression Evidence II
Palm Prints & Foot print impressions: Introduction, Collection, preservation, Examination & their significance.
Session 1
History and development of fingerprint in India and abroad
Session 2
Morphology and anatomy of dermal skin
https://www.ons.org/sites/default/files/publication_pdfs/1%20SS%20Skin%20Cancer_chapter%201.pdf
Session 3
Embryology of fingerprint- morphology of volar pad and configurational areas
Session 4
Development of volar pad, formation of friction ridges, Sweat glands- eccrine, sebaceous and apocrine.
Session 5
Definition of fingerprint, Theory and principles of fingerprint, Forensic significance of fingerprint. Case studies
Session 6
Basic classification of fingerprint- arch, loop, whorl and composite
https://training.delhipolice.gov.in/PDF/PublicData/EVENTS_20191212104531943.pdf
Session 7
Rules for placing core and delta, counting and tracing of ridges, ridge density
https://www.slideshare.net/darwendloualbores/ridge-countingandtracing
Session 8
Classification of identification of fingerprint- different system of classifications
https://www.forensicscienceindia.com/post/fingerprint-identification-and-classification-system
Session 9
Types of fingerprint- rolled, plain, chance, latent, patent and plastic
Session 10
Collection of latent, patent and plastic fingerprint : methods, procedure, precautions, limitations, preservation and preservation and lifting of fingerprint
https://www.annexpublishers.com/articles/JFSC/9202-Development-of-Fingerprint-on-Different.pdf
Session 11
Taking of fingerprint: Taking fingerprints of living person- purpose, requirements,
procedures, precaution, limitation and collection
Session 12
Taking finger prints of dead bodies- purpose, requirements, procedures, precaution, limitation and collection(techniques of recording fingerprints of
dead bodies of different stages, viz, immediately after death and after rigor mortis, decomposed and charred bodies).
Session 13
Detection of fingerprint using Light sources
https://www.horiba.com/fileadmin/uploads/Scientific/Documents/Forensics/fls.pdf
Session 14
Comparison of fingerprint: class and individual characteristics (minutia's),
Session 15
Fundamentals of comparison print to print, trace to record, trace to print, trace to trace, documentation of fingerprint
Session 17
Lip prints & Ear Prints: Introduction, Collection, preservation, Examination & their significance
Session 18
Palm Prints & Foot print impressions: Introduction, Collection, preservation, Examination & their significance.