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

Fiqna Amalya, Devi A. A. Nasution, Myrtati D. Artaria, & Yao-Fong Chen. (2022). Sex identification based on lipprint patterns: A Review. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 16(3), 183–188. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i3.18279

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

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