Fingerprints

Fingerprint Identification Standards for Emerging Applications - About transitions in fingerprinting technology, from a traditional law enforcement applications to new biometric technology.
http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2349&q=304808

Do Fingerprints Lie? - New Yorker article by Michael Specter tells about challenges to "the gold standard of forensic evidence". <small>(May 27, 2002)</small>
http://www.michaelspecter.com/ny/2002/2002_05_27_fingerprint.html

How to Obtain Good Finger Prints - Complete text of the pamphlet by the Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation. Published 1916.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/NavFing.html

Fingerprints - Information on methods, FAQ, examples of pattern range, discussion group, guest book, worldwide contacts, maintained in The Netherlands.
http://www.vingerafdrukken.nl/

History of Fingerprints - About the uses of latent prints from ancient times through to 1946, as part of site maintained in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
http://onin.com/fp/fphistory.html

Fingerprint Geometric Analysis - Research on the possible correlation between the elevation of the mental manifestation and the phenomenon of the dermal ridge arrangements, as well as the correlation between diseases and the configuration of the friction ridge formations.
http://home.att.net/~dermatoglyphics/

Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers - Extensive collection of articles, photos, and other information on fingerprint technology, including archives of SCAFO's publication "The Print."
http://www.scafo.org/

Latent Print Examination - Articles, FAQ, resources, dos and don'ts for collecting latent fingerprints, handprints, and footprints from porous and nonporous surfaces, as private endeavor from member of US Army Criminal Investigation Command.
http://onin.com/fp/

Wikipedia: Fingerprint - Online encyclopedia article discusses fingerprints, their use in identification, potential for errors, and other issues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint

Digital Fingers - History and articles on fingerprint identification, discussion of digital imaging and fibre optic lighting, by Esther Neate, police laboratory supervisor in the UK.
http://www.eneate.freeserve.co.uk/

Fingerprint Identification Page - By the International Association for Identification.
http://www.theiai.org/certifications/fingerprint/

Latent Prints - Articles and opinions on latent fingerprint reliability and identification criteria, latent fingerprint processing techniques, and related forensic research topics.
http://www.latent-prints.com

Fingerprint Identification - About fingerprint matching, classification, and image enhancement, from Michigan State University.
http://biometrics.cse.msu.edu/fingerprint.html

Michele Triplett's Fingerprint Dictionary - Online glossary covering a large number of terms encountered in the field of fingerprint identification. Also offered in book form.
http://fprints.nwlean.net/