PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING TAKING OF STANDARD

FINGERPRINT

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1. Fresh cut, wound or Bandage
SOLUTION:
a) Note on the corresponding space
on the card.
Example: Fresh cut, bandage finger
etc., and arrange for future printing when
wound healed.
b) If it is possible use a magnifying
glass and examine the ridges directly on
the fingers and then record on the
corresponding space on the card the
pattern interpretation, a ridge counting
and ridge tracing .

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2. When the hands are perspiring excessively:

SOLUTION:
Wipe the fingers with cloth
immediately before inking. If the
perspiration cannot be controlled by
wiping with cloth, wipe the fingers
with alcohol.

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3. When the fingers are very dry like the fingers
of some brick layers and carpenters:

SOLUTION:
Rub the fingers with oil or cream
or lotion.

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4. When the ridges are very fine like the ridges
of the fingers of children:

. SOLUTION:
Use a very little amount of ink or
spread a very thin coating of ink on
the glass slab

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5. When one or more of the fingers are lacking
or missing:
SOLUTION:
Record the present fingers and place a
notation on the corresponding space on the
card.
Example: Missing at birth; and amputated at
the first joint.

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6. When the fingers are band, broken, or
crippled:

SOLUTION:
Use of the method in taking the
print of the dead.

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7. When the subject has more than ten
(10) fingers all fully formed:

SOLUTION: Record the thumbs and the

next four fingers, then for the extra
finger/s, record only the fully developed
on extra fingerprint card with a notation
as to where it appears.

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8. In case a split thumb, a thumb having
two nails or webbed grown together
Split thumb: Print it the usual manner
just like any normal thumb and make a
notation at the back of the card.
Webbed Fingers: Print in plain
impression below, and make a notation.

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IMPROPERLY FILLED-OUT
TEN-PRINT CARD WILL BE
REJECTED

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