What Counts for Identity? The Historical Origins of the Methodology of Latent Fingerprint Identification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4516244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shelley A Cole (0000-0002-1709-6219, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author), Simon Cole |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-172 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science in Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-8897 • E-ISSN: 1474-0664 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0269889700003343 |
| OpenAlex | W2109222200 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 25 |
The ArgumentTwo parallel traditions have coexisted throughout the history of modern finger print identification. One, which gave more emphasis to the rhetoric of "science," has always been somewhat troubled by the lack of an easily articulated scientific foundation for "dactyloscopy." The other, more concerned with practicalities, was satisfied that the method of fingerprint identification appeared to "work" and that it won widespread legal acceptance. The latter group established conser vative rules of practice to guard against errors and preserve the credibility of latent fingerprint identification in the eyes of the law. The legacy of this history is coming home to roost today, as some latent fingerprint examiners (LFPEs) are beginning to argue that the traditional practice of latent fingerprint comparison lacks a scientific foundation appropriate to contemporary forensic science. This issue raises the question of what constitutes a "scientific" method for individual ized identification in a legal setting
Aesthetics · Biology · Credibility · Epistemology · Linguistics · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Research, Science, and Academia · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments · Artificial Intelligence · Ecology
Construing "Technology" as "Applied Science"
Collecting, Testing and Convincing
Contested Identities
The Discursive Production of Uncertainty
The Dissemination, Standardization and Routinization of a Molecular Biological Technique
Witnessing Identification
The Eye of Everyman
The Evidence Does Not Speak for Itself
Science at the Bar
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Signaletic Instructions, Including the Theory and Practice of Anthropometrical Identification
Personal Identification and Description
A Social History of Truth
Science at the Bar
In the Backrooms of Science
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |