AFIS

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ACE-V

Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, Verification: the four-stage method for latent print examination used by accredited forensic fingerprint laboratories. Analysis examines the latent in...

Biometrics

The measurement and statistical analysis of biological characteristics for identity verification or identification; forensic modalities include fingerprint, palm print, face, iris, voice,...

ENFSI FWG

ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group: the inter-laboratory coordination body within the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes that harmonises fingerprint examination methodology, runs...

Forensic Voice Comparison

The examination of two or more voice recordings to assess whether they share a common speaker source, using auditory-acoustic analysis and/or automatic...

Galton Features

The set of observable ridge events catalogued by Francis Galton in his 1892 monograph, including ridge endings, bifurcations, and enclosed formations. The...

Henry Classification System

The fingerprint filing and retrieval system developed by Edward Henry with Haque and Bose in Bengal in the 1890s and adopted by...

Latent Print

An invisible or barely visible impression of friction ridge skin deposited on a surface by eccrine sweat and sebum, requiring a development...

NAFIS

National Automated Fingerprint Identification System: India's centralised fingerprint database operated by the NCRB, launched 2022, designed to aggregate state police and CFSL...

NGI

Next Generation Identification: the FBI's AFIS system launched 2014, successor to IAFIS; holds over 160 million ten-print criminal records plus palm prints,...

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• Introduction and Scope of Fingerprint and Biometric IdentificationAutomated Fingerprint Identification System: a digital database and search engine that encodes friction ridge minutiae from ten-print cards and latent impressi...