Who devised a workable classification system for fingerprints?

Who devised a workable classification system for fingerprints?

• A. Sir Edward Henry
• B. Bertillon System
• C. Dactylosocopy
• D. Arch Fingerprint

Answer: (A)

Organizing fingerprints into a practical, searchable system is what this item tests. Sir Edward Henry devised a workable classification method for fingerprints, the Henry Classification System, which arranges prints by the main ridge patterns—loops, whorls, and arches—and uses a coding scheme to index prints for quick matching. This approach turned fingerprint identification into a scalable, widely adopted process used by many police forces around the world during the 20th century. The Bertillon System, by contrast, was based on body measurements rather than fingerprints. Dactyloscopy refers to the study of fingerprints in general, not to a specific inventor or a classification method. Arch fingerprints describe a pattern type, not a classification scheme.

Organizing fingerprints into a practical, searchable system is what this item tests. Sir Edward Henry devised a workable classification method for fingerprints, the Henry Classification System, which arranges prints by the main ridge patterns—loops, whorls, and arches—and uses a coding scheme to index prints for quick matching. This approach turned fingerprint identification into a scalable, widely adopted process used by many police forces around the world during the 20th century.

The Bertillon System, by contrast, was based on body measurements rather than fingerprints. Dactyloscopy refers to the study of fingerprints in general, not to a specific inventor or a classification method. Arch fingerprints describe a pattern type, not a classification scheme.