The course covers the
fundamentals of personal identification and the development of scientific
methods of identifying individuals both living and dead including its relevance
to criminal investigation. The
Henry-Galton system is given emphasis in relation with the identification of
individuals through fingerprints. The
principles, characteristics, and different patterns of fingerprints are also
discussed in the course. Emphasis is also given on the techniques of
fingerprinting and developing latent prints for investigative purposes.
