| Chapter | Page |
| Introduction | iii |
| I. The Identification Division of the FBI | 1 |
| II. Types of Patterns and Their Interpretation | 5 |
| III. Questionable Patterns | 71 |
| IV. The Classification Formula and Extensions | 87 |
| V. Classification of Scarred Patterns—Amputation—Missing at Birth | 98 |
| VI. Filing Sequence | 103 |
| VII. Searching and Referencing | 109 |
| VIII. How To Take Inked Fingerprints | 114 |
| IX. Problems in the Taking of Inked Fingerprints | 118 |
| X. Problems and Practices in Fingerprinting the Dead | 131 |
| XI. Establishment of a Local Fingerprint Identification Bureau | 160 |
| XII. Latent Impressions | 173 |
| XIII. Powdering and Lifting Latent Impressions | 175 |
| XIV. Chemical Development of Latent Impressions | 177 |
| XV. The Use of the Fingerprint Camera | 184 |
| XVI. Preparation of Fingerprint Charts for Court Testimony | 190 |
| XVII. Unidentified Latent Fingerprint File | 194 |
