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Dermatoglyphic study among sex and other crime convicts

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International Journal of Anthropology

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An attempt was made to investigate dermatoglyphic variation between four sex-crimes (SC) and four sex and other crime (SOC) convicts. These were compared with 10 endogamous and 11 penal populations. The results indicate that the two closely related sex crime cases IPC-363 and IPC 366 («kidnap» and «abducting») show wide differences in dermatoglyphic characters. A comparison of sex crimes with sex and other crime cases showed least differences in the case of IPC-363, IPC-363 KC and in IPC 366 and IPC-366 AC but wide differences in IPC-354 («molestation») cases. The dendrograms suggest that the eight sex crime cases cluster together and are different from other endogamous and penal populations. The significant low mean finger ridge count observed in the case of IPC-366 is in agreement with other studies, suggesting a strong association between crime (sex) and dermatoglyphics.

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  1. Indian Statistical Institute, 700 035, Calcutta, India

    K. C. Malhotra & T. S. Vasulu

  2. Central Finger Print Bureau, 700 017, Calcutta, India

    Y. S. Dikshitulu & R. C. Gupta

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Malhotra, K.C., Vasulu, T.S., Dikshitulu, Y.S. et al. Dermatoglyphic study among sex and other crime convicts. Int. J. Anthropol. 7, 23–40 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02445039

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