%0 Journal Article %1 INSR:INSR521 %A Kaye, David H. %D 2003 %I Blackwell Publishing Ltd %J International Statistical Review %K disambiguation fingerprints identification %N 3 %P 521--533 %R 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2003.tb00209.x %T Questioning a Courtroom Proof of the Uniqueness of Fingerprints %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-5823.2003.tb00209.x %V 71 %X Forensic scientists or analysts concerned with “individualization” often presume that features such as fingerprint minutia are unique to each individual. In the United States, defendants in criminal cases have been demanding proof of such assumptions. In at least two cases, the government of the United States has successfully relied on an unpublished statistical study prepared specifically for litigation to demonstrate the uniqueness of fingerprints. This article suggests that the study is neither designed nor executed in a way that can show whether an individual's fingerprint impressions are unique.

@article{INSR:INSR521, abstract = {Forensic scientists or analysts concerned with “individualization” often presume that features such as fingerprint minutia are unique to each individual. In the United States, defendants in criminal cases have been demanding proof of such assumptions. In at least two cases, the government of the United States has successfully relied on an unpublished statistical study prepared specifically for litigation to demonstrate the uniqueness of fingerprints. This article suggests that the study is neither designed nor executed in a way that can show whether an individual's fingerprint impressions are unique.}, added-at = {2012-11-03T20:36:57.000+0100}, author = {Kaye, David H.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a37148d0d821e68275215247110acac3/pitman}, description = {Questioning a Courtroom Proof of the Uniqueness of Fingerprints - Kaye - 2007 - International Statistical Review - Wiley Online Library}, doi = {10.1111/j.1751-5823.2003.tb00209.x}, interhash = {a70766eb9c22b20e208267e71de01af4}, intrahash = {a37148d0d821e68275215247110acac3}, issn = {1751-5823}, journal = {International Statistical Review}, keywords = {disambiguation fingerprints identification}, number = 3, pages = {521--533}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, timestamp = {2012-11-03T20:36:57.000+0100}, title = {Questioning a Courtroom Proof of the Uniqueness of Fingerprints}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-5823.2003.tb00209.x}, volume = 71, year = 2003 }