Galton and criminology

Having been encouraged to study the subject by Charles Darwin, Galton’s most significant contribution to the field of crimonology and crime science is fingerprinting. Using detailed observation and statistical analysis, Galton demonstrated that the chances of two people having the same fingerprints is 1 in 64 billion.

The collection includes Galton’s own albums of fingerprints and also large bundles of prints gathered from numerous individuals in the UK and around the world.