The Science of FingerprintsClassification and UsesReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Classification and UsesINTRODUCTIONChapter I · The Identification Division of the FBIChapter II · Types of Patterns and Their InterpretationChapter III · Questionable PatternsChapter IV · The Classification Formula and ExtensionsChapter V · Classification of Scarred Patterns—Amputations—Missing at BirthChapter VI · Filing SequenceChapter VII · Searching and ReferencingChapter VIII · How To Take Inked FingerprintsChapter IX · Problems in the Taking of Inked FingerprintsChapter X · Problems and Practices in Fingerprinting the DeadChapter XI · Establishment of a Local Fingerprint Identification BureauChapter XII · Latent ImpressionsChapter XIII · Powdering and Lifting Latent ImpressionsChapter XIV · Chemical Development of Latent ImpressionsChapter XV · The Use of the Fingerprint CameraChapter XVI · Preparation of Fingerprint Charts for Court TestimonyChapter XVII · Unidentified Latent Fingerprint FileBeginning of this editionNext chapter →INTRODUCTIONAll chapters and sections (19)Other sectionsClassification and UsesINTRODUCTIONChapters1234567891011121314151617FBI logoUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONJohn Edgar Hoover, DirectorINTRODUCTION →