Myths about fingerprint evidence: Basic facts countering miscarriage of justice. Part 2

Saleh Mansour; Shital Zade; Shipra Rohatgi; Slobodan Oklevski

doi:10.19195/2084-5065.59.9

Vol. 59 (2021)

Myths about fingerprint evidence: Basic facts countering miscarriage of justice. Part 2

Saleh Mansour

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4111-4704

Shital Zade

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1976-8477

Shipra Rohatgi

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0532-9908

Slobodan Oklevski

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-5631

https://doi.org/10.19195/2084-5065.59.9

Pages: 117-138

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Abstract

This is the second part of the study that aims at highlighting twenty-four myths about fingerprint evidence. In this paper, the authors are going to explicate and clarify the difference between the scientific facts and the wrongful concepts that negatively affect the justice system and the effective usage of fingerprint evidence starting from the initial investigation at the crime scene until the final trial at the courtroom.

Keywords:

fingerprint aging, constituents, skin anatomy, processing techniques, delicate surfaces, fingerprint sensitivity, evidence interpretation, ACE-V methodology, AFIS

Published

09-11-2021

Citation rules

Mansour, S., Zade, S., Rohatgi, S., & Oklevski, S. (2021). Myths about fingerprint evidence: Basic facts countering miscarriage of justice. Part 2. Nowa Kodyfikacja Prawa Karnego, 59, 117–138. https://doi.org/10.19195/2084-5065.59.9