The effect of employing plain and rolled fingerprints together on hit performance

• Published in: Australian journal of forensic sciences Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 406 - 415
• Main Authors: Yıldız, Özcan, Yalçın Sarıbey, Aylin, Gürbüz, Aslıhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Clovelly Taylor & Francis 01.06.2022; Copyright Agency Limited (Distributor)
• Subjects: Criminal investigation; Fingerprints; Forensic sciences; hit rate; Latent fingerprints; latents; Matching; Plain fingerprints; rolled fingerprints; Searching; TURKEY

Authorized agencies routinely collect both rolled and plain fingerprints, since these two types of fingerprints complement each other. Rolled fingerprints are of larger size and contain more minutiae, while plain fingerprints are less affected by distortion and have clearer ridge structures. Searchi...