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• VERIFICATION – The most crucial aspect of the identification process is the verification element.
• SUBSTRATE – The surface on which the unknown mark was discovered
• Psoriasis - Named from the Greek word for "itch", psoriasis is a persistent skin condition.
• Fragmenting - The center or the print is fragmenting
• Scar Tissue - A Scar on the finger interferes with print ridges but creates a new unique.
• Simple method - the identical points of identity in both enlargements are drawn with straight lines (in red ink) to the margin
• Modified Method - in the lines preceding the numbers are names of the corresponding ridge characteristics
• Drawn Method - the numbers are placed about one centimeter immediately at the end of the lines
• Osborn Method - the two enlarged photographs are divided each into squares, both exactly alike
• Seymour Method - makes first a skeleton tracing of the questioned print and that of the standard print of the suspect by making the comparison