Sex identification based on lipprint patterns: A Review

Authors

  • Fiqna Amalya
  • Devi A. A. Nasution
  • Myrtati D. Artaria
  • Yao-Fong Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i3.18279

Keywords:

Crime; crime scene; lip-print; lip-print pattern; lip-print type; sex identification.

Abstract

Background: Many researchers have conducted studies oflip prints to aid in human identification. The
distinctiveness of the lip print pattern will be a distinguishing feature from one person to the next.
Purpose: This study analyzes the dominant types and patterns of lips print in males and females.
Results: Most males--7 research out of 20--were type III lip print pattern, and 6 out of 20 belong to the type II lip
print pattern. Femalesmainly were typed II pattern—11 out of 20, and type I pattern—7 out of 20.
Conclusion: When the patterns are type I or type III, the sex of the individual can be easily identified; however,
when the pattern is type II, the individual could be either a male or a female, with a higher probability of being a
female. Other forms of identification should be available to support sex identification in this circumstance.

Author Biographies

  • Fiqna Amalya

    Final year student, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, 4-6 Airlangga St., Surabaya, Indonesia

  • Devi A. A. Nasution

    Tutor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, 4-6 Airlangga St., Surabaya, Indonesia

  • Myrtati D. Artaria

    Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, 4-6 Airlangga St., Surabaya, Indonesia

  • Yao-Fong Chen

    Associate Professor, Department ofHuman Development and Psychology, Tzu Chi University, 67 Jie-Ren St., Hualien 970, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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Published

2022-07-04

How to Cite

Sex identification based on lipprint patterns: A Review. (2022). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 16(3), 183-188. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i3.18279