Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain.
A method of identifying criminals using the unique patterns on their fingertips, first used for a murder conviction in 1902.
Fingerprinting appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel, especially Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain and Nature of Law Enforcement and Punishment.
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