PROJECT SEARCH - ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR ENCODING AND SEARCHING LATENT FINGERPRINTS

• NCJ Number: 14712
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 92 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-NI-99-0035
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Sale Source: SEARCH Group Inc.; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STATE-OF-THE-ART SURVEY IN AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATED METHODS OF SEARCHING FINGERPRINTS AND AN EVALUATION OF THEIR APPLICABILITY TO SEARCHING LATENT FINGERPRINTS.

Abstract

THIS REPORT CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TECHNICAL APPROACHES TO FINGERPRINT SEARCHING PROPOSED AND TESTED BY SEVEN GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS CONCERNING THE ACCURACIES OF EACH APPROACH, A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CAPABILITIES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROGRAM TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE CAPABILITIES OF LATENT FINGERPRINT SYSTEMS ARE INCLUDED. SEE ALSO NCJ-14711.