Fingermarks have long been recognized as one of the most reliable and valuable evidence
for personal identification. In practice, fingerprint analysis primarily concentrates on latent …

This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in fingerprint and bodily impression
sciences from 2016 to 2019 as a part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science …

The primary aims of fingermark detection research are to improve the quality and increase
the rate of detection of identifiable impressions. This is usually performed through the …

The personal identification technology based on fingerprint features has great application
value in the fields of public security and consumer electronics due to its extensiveness and …

Answering the question,“How old is a fingerprint?”, is a highly sought-after aim in forensic
science. Despite several decades of studies to find an empirical correlation in fingerprint …

Background Criminal offenders have a fundamental goal not to leave any traces at the crime
scene. Some may suppose that items recovered underwater will have no forensic value …

The time since deposition (TSD) of latent fingermarks (LFMs) serves as “witnesses” for crime
scene reconstructions. Nevertheless, existing TSD prediction approaches focused on either …

Degradation of fingermark residue has a major impact on the successful forensic detection
of latent fingermarks. The time course of degradation has been previously explored with bulk …

The surface structure of mint (as-issued) and handled polymer five pounds sterling
banknotes was studied by atomic force microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy …

In most latent fingermark aging studies, two‐dimensional (2D) features are obtained from
photo images, scans, or inked impressions. However, some relevant information is possibly …