FSC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Francis Galton, Anatomical Terms Of Location, Juan Vucetich
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Responsible for acceptance of the use of ngerprints for personal identi cation. Home o ce secretary in england decided to appoint a committee under charles troup of the home o ce to look at the following area: The current method of registering and identifying habitual criminals in england. The suggested system of identi cations by means of a record of ngerprint marks. Reports on which system, bertillonage or ngerprint identi cation should be used and how this system would be implemented. 1892 - rojas murder in necochea argentina ( rst application of ngerprint identi cation to solve a homicide) Inspector alverez of la plata central police attended scene. 1896 - argentina became rst rst country to abandon anthropology and rely on ngerprints. Assigned local people of india to establish a classi cation system. Friction skin is also called volar skin. Assists to ability to hold onto things, or have traction. One of the largest organs in the body.
