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impression friction ridge impression

A reproduction of an area of friction ridge skin produced on a substrate by contact or transfer. Impressions may be referred to as exemplar impressions, latent impressions, or questioned impressions (refer to those definitions for further clarification).

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASB Standard 013 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Conclusions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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