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Fingerprint Identification: An Overview
Information about the use of fingerprint identification in criminal justice applications. "Taking Legible Fingerprints" discusses fingerprint pattern and impression types, fingerprinting equipment, steps for fingerprinting, and special situations (such as amputations and bandaged fingers). Also includes a fingerprinting overview and material about the FBI's fingerprint training program. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS).
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/ident.htm

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