ABSTRACT
In the inked print can be seen an ending ridge just three counts above the short bifurcation of ridge. At the same location in the latent print can be seen a very blurred rendition of the same characteristic which appears more like a bifurcation than an ending ridge. The latent print exhibits complex curvature of the ridges to the right of the upright loop whereas the inked print shows ridges that are smoothly curved. Of more importance to the examiner are the class characteristics of pattern type (double loop whorl) and size or approximate distances between the landmarks present in the latent print-the upper and lower recurves and the right delta. The astute examiner will have noted by careful examination of the prints that there are some characteristics in the latent print that are not in the inked print.
