Cole's comprehensive first book investigates the tangled intersections of scientific identification and law enforcement, entering similar territory as Colin Beavan's Fingerprints (see review above), ...

An update on a story covered on this show a couple of months ago. Robert talks with historian/sociologist Simon Cole, author of Suspect Identities: A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal ...

Fingerprints are the unique pattern of curves and ridges indented into the skin of a person’s fingertips. Most people have completely unique fingerprints, which can help with identification. Even in ...