Identification and comparison of fingerprint damages among different occupations in Punjab, Pakistan for forensic casework

Abstract

Background: Fingerprints have minutiae details for identification and matching with reference. Fingerprint cannot alter by damaging the dermis by burning, abrasion or cut because they can re grow with the growing skin but in case, some occupations after minimum 10 years of working experience also have damaged fingerprints. This study’s aim is to assess the profession-based damage to fingerprints for forensic science application. A veritable statistic on occupational fingerprint distortion will be estimated. Method: The study was suggestive and descriptive (Recognized within the 1 year of time period), register based research including 22 diverse occupations that continuously handling with different working things from last 10 years or more and get damaged their fingerprints. Any damage in secondary details of fingerprint with reference to occupation will be observed by using magnifying glass. Statistical techniques will be applied for further analysis. Results: This study was comprised by taking 102 patent samples of fingerprints including rolled, simultaneous, fingertips, palm prints, creases thenar, hypo thenar and inters digital from both hands of Pakistani population (Male and Female) of 22 different occupations. And identified various damaged percentages and also visible & clear ridges which have been counted for comparison with damaged ridges. Conclusion: Analysis of advance recognition marks by dermatitis changes in fingermarks with the experience of many years of working among various workers in Pakistan.