Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

FRS 302 — Fingerprint

FRS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• describe historical development, classification and principles of fingerprint analysis
• describe methods of restoration of erased marks
• explain how to take latent fingerprints by lifting technique
• explain how to take fingerprints from living and dead persons
• present fingerprints and other impressions as evidences in court

Course contents

Fingerprinting: History and Development of fingerprints. Classification of fingerprints by the Henry System. Extension of Henry system, Single digit classification, Fingerprint Bureau. Principles of fingerprints, importance, nature and location. Fingerprints as evidence: its recognition, collection and preservation.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study FRS 302.

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