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University of Southern Mississippi
Are Fingerprints Really Individualized Evidence? A Meta-Analytic Study
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>In recent years, there have been many academics that have challenged the legitimacy of fingerprints as a source of individualized evidence. They have also questioned the experts that analyze fingerprints and the methods they use. There have been recent cases where judges have questioned the foundation of fingerprinting and dismissed fingerprints as evidence. This meta-analytic study brings together opinions, cases, and studies that focus on the foundation, evolution, and technological advancements of fingerprinting.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (MS)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Masters Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Criminal Justice
- Year dc:date.available
- 2013
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Barber, Jonathan Dillon
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Kuppareddi Balamurugan
- Dean Bertram
- John Bishop
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/396
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1466