Determination of Stature from Fingerprint Anthropometry among Malaysian Indians for Crime Scene Application

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1 Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

2 Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University

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Forensic crime scene investigators depend on physical evidence found at the crime scene to solve the mystery. Impression evidence found at crime scenes is in either latent or visible forms. Fingerprints and footprints are evidence left unintentionally by the perpetrators during their crime operations. There are instances wherein smudged fingerprints and handprints are found at the scenes without ridge characters and considered unfit for comparison. In this situation, the fingerprint anthropometric technique is used to determine stature, followed by identification considering the ethnicity. Hence, the present study aimed to predict stature from fingerprint anthropometry among Malaysian Indians with ages ranging from 20 to 50 years old. The study recruited consented 200 subjects and collected fingerprints and stature measurements. The data were analyzed statistically, and developed regression formulae to determine stature from fingerprint measurements. The mean stature of males and females was 171.43 cm and 159.39 cm, respectively. The mean fingerprint lengths of males ranged from 2.16 to 2.94 cm, while females ranged from 1.92 to 2.62 cm. In conclusion, the study developed a biological profile for stature determination from fingerprint anthropometry among Malaysian Indians.

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