Fingerprints

• Author: Besim Arifi
• Position: European University of Tirana
• Pages: 552-558

ISSN 2410-759X

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania Vol. 1 No. 3

January 2016

552

Fingerprints

PhD (C.) Besim Arifi

European University of Tirana

Abstract

Fingerprints are unique, a finger, a fingerprint. They are permanent and retrievable if it

is not damaged dermis (tissue). They never change, except for their size. The size of the

baby’s finger grows with its growth and development. Until now there have not been

found two people in the world who have the same footprint of fingers. The inner surface

of the hands of the fingers to the node, crests contains verses between every line.

Fingerprints are all those stripes or ridges invisible, semi-visible or visible, formed by

layers of matter sweat-fatty fingers, which is located in them and deposited (left) during

contact with the surface which is affected. These lines are found only on the surface of the

hand and the foot of barefoot. These lines or wrinkles are called papilla - crests. Human

skin consists of two layers: the epidermis and dermis.

Epidermis is the top layer of skin and dermis is the layer where the papilla that release

sweat and fat that man. This sweat and fat is released through pores which are located

across ridges on their peaks. Fingerprints found everywhere where the perpetrator

touched things by hand at the scene. Depending on the offense occurred, these traces can

be found in different places, ex. : in a theft case, these tracks are demanding more and can

be found: on the front door or window, through tables, shelves etc. In cases of murder or

when using weapons, they can be found at: own a gun, in other tools like knife, stick, etc.,

In cases of suicide in the last letter, etc., In cases of threats to the letter threatening etc.

Finding fingerprints at a crime scene is safe contact argument to him that has left the

surface even sure sign of his presence at the scene.

Keywords: fingerprints, ridges, epidermis, dermis, crime scene.

Introduction

Establishing the identity of a suspect or victim is one of the most important purposes

of physical evidence. The most positive means of identifying people is through

fingerprints. Fingerprints form on a person before birth and remain unchanged

throughout life. Except for a few exceptions, everyone has fingerprints. In this

theme, the term fingerprints includes all types of prints, including finger, palm, toe,

and the sole of the foot. Locating and preserving fingerprints is one of the most

important responsibilities of a crime scene specialist while processing a crime scene.

Fingerprints

One of the most valuable clues at the scene of a crime is fingerprints. Fingerprints

are markings that are left on a surface by a human hand and have the same markings

as the skin of the fingers. Skin and ridge patterns are unique to each person.

Unless their hands are covered with gloves or some other form of protection while

committing a crime, criminals cannot avoid leaving clues in the form of fingerprints.