ABSTRACT

Fingerprint analysis may be performed as part of many jobs, including crime scene technician, latent print examiner, criminalist, latent print technician, forensic specialist, and forensic scientist. Regardless of one‘s specific discipline, a background knowledge of scientific practices in handling and analyzing fingerprint evidence is critical for

chapter 1|6 pages

Objectives

chapter 3|4 pages

Lab 3. Physiology and Embryology

chapter 4|8 pages

Objectives

chapter 5|6 pages

Objectives

chapter 6|4 pages

Lab 6. The Nature of Latent Fingerprints

chapter 7|6 pages

Lab 7. Biometrics: Livescan and AFIS

chapter 8|4 pages

Lab 8. Introduction to Processing Methods

chapter 9|4 pages

Lab 9. Forensic Light Sources

chapter 10|6 pages

Physical Processing Methods

chapter 14|6 pages

Documentation

chapter 15|4 pages

Lab 15. Crime Scene Processing

chapter 16|12 pages

Lab 16. Fingerprint Comparisons

chapter 17|6 pages

Lab 17. Palm Print Comparisons

chapter 18|16 pages

Lab 18. Courtroom Testimony