Personal Identification through Lip Prints

Authors: Vaishnavi P and Nirmal K*

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000279

Volume 7, Issue 4

Abstract

Personal identification is one of the main aspects of criminal investigation. The study of lip prints known as cheiloscopy has helped to find and help in the identification of the perpetrators and victims. There is a need to study lip prints since according to the review of literature only mere studies are done over this topic. The present study focuses on different aspects of lip prints which includes the history and development of lip print patterns, various lip print patterns and its classifications, recording of the lip prints and the methods used in development of lip print patterns found in the crime scene. This descriptive paper inculcates the readers with a complete and brief knowledge about the lip prints and its importance as a tool for personal identification.v

Keywords: Cheiloscopy; Personal Identification; Forensic Science; Lip Prints; Classification

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