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evaluation of fingerprint evidence  

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  • Fingerprints and other friction ridges of the skin have a persistent structure that often leaves characteristic evidence at crime scenes. Latent print examiners compare this evidence with inked copies of friction ridge skin from a known suspect to determine whether these two patterns originate from the same source. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Fingerprint Evidence, Evaluation of]

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