Frances Galton established fingerprinting as the preferred method of criminal identification over anthropometry due to its success in the William West case. Galton developed a methodology for classifying fingerprints and creating a database for filing them, laying the foundation for all fingerprint work done today. His 1892 book Finger Prints statistically proved his preferred Henry Method for fingerprint identification.
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Frances Galton and the Evolution of Fingerprinting
Due to the failure of the anthropometry method in
the William West case the fingerprinting system supported by Frances Galton became the preferred method of criminal identification. His choice method, the
Henry Method, was supported by statistical proof in
his 1892 book Finger Prints.
Galton established a methodology for classifying the
prints and a database for their filing. His work was the
basis for all of the fingerprint work done today.
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