The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and UsesUnited States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fingerprints
MMO MOI MOM MOO OII OIM OIO
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
III III III III III III III
OMI OMM OMO OOI OOM OOO OOO,
--- --- --- --- --- --- etc., to ---
III III III III III III OOO
each numerator in turn becoming the denominator for the complete
sequence of numerators as listed above.
IV. _Major:_
The following sequence is used when loops appear in both thumbs:
S M L S M L S M L
- - - - - - - - -
S S S M M M L L L
When whorls appear in both thumbs the sequence is:
I M O I M O I M O
- - - - - - - - -
I I I M M M O O O
When a whorl appears in the right thumb and a loop in the left, the
sequence is:
I M O I M O I M O
- - - - - - - - -
S S S M M M L L L
When a loop appears in the right thumb and a whorl in the left, the
sequence is:
S M L S M L S M L
- - - - - - - - -
I I I M M M O O O
V. _Second Subsecondary:_
SSS LLL.
--- to ---
SSS LLL
The sequence for filing the second subsecondary is as follows:
SSS SSM SSL SMS SMM SML
--- --- --- --- --- ---
SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
SLS SLM SLL MSS MSM MSL
--- --- --- --- --- ---
SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
MMS MMM MML MLS MLM MLL
--- --- --- --- --- ---
SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
LSS LSM LSL LMS LMM LML
--- --- --- --- --- ---
SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
LLS LLM LLL, LLL,
--- --- --- etc., to ---
SSS SSS SSS LLL
each group of the numerator becoming in turn the denominator for the
complete sequence of numerators as listed above.
VI. _W C D X Extensions:_
W xX3x.
- to ----
W xX3x
The sequence is as follows: Prints with _c_, _d_, or _x_ in any finger
other than the index fingers constitute the small-letter group. A
sample of the sequence follows:
W cWc xWd Wdx
cW cWd xWx Wxc
dW cWx W2c Wxd
xW dWc Wcd W2x
Wc dWd Wcx cW2c
Wd dWx Wdc cWcd
Wx xWc W2d cWcx
As may be readily seen, the sequence proceeds in the same fashion as
the a, t, r, small-letter sequence.
VII. Special Loop Extension used by the _Federal Bureau of
Investigation:_
111 777.
--- to ---
111 777
The following is a partial sequence for filing this extension:
111 112 113 114 115 116 117
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
111 111 111 111 111 111 111
121 122 123 124 125 126 127
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
111 111 111 111 111 111 111
131 132 133 134 135 136 137
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
111 111 111 111 111 111 111
141 142 143 144 145 146 147
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
111 111 111 111 111 111 111
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