1Junior Consultant, Department of Forensic Medicine, General Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India – 680001
2Prof, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
3Former Deputy Director, State Fingerprint, Bureau, Kerala Police
Study of finger prints as a method of identification is known as Dactylography or Dactyloscopy Dactylography is a progressing science and new methods for the recording, lifting and developing of prints under different field conditions, including those from the decomposed body, are being introduced regularly. Identification using finger prints is absolute and infallible. Since the turn of the century, finger prints have been used as a very effective means of establishing identity of the individual. Study of finger prints as a method of identification is known as Dactylography. The present study was conducted on 100 males and 100 females of South Indian Population aged between 18 and 81 years. Rolled fingerprints were obtained using pre-inked strips, and their patterns were identified. Each type of fingerprint pattern and their subtypes were identified and analysed for gender differences.
Dactylography, Fingerprint Pattern, Gender Difference, Identification
