ADVANCED LATENT FINGERPRINT RECOVERY AND COMPARISON

5 day course
$525 registration fee

The study of the recovery of latent fingerprints from the scene of a crime is one of the most important avenues of evidence recovery available to modern day law enforcement. A single fingerprint, properly recovered, can make or break any important case. Time and time again police and prosecutors have depended on the evidence of a latent fingerprint. Even more vital is the comparison of these recovered latent fingerprints with known standards, thus making the case and putting the criminal behind bars.

This course will explore the avenues of latent fingerprint recovery, comparison and courtroom testimony. An emphasis will be placed on latent fingerprint processing techniques as well as recovery techniques through photography. Students will also conduct examinations for latent fingerprint comparisons; compare latent fingerprints with known standards in several different exercises, practice various processing techniques and court testimony.

Topics Include:
-     History of Fingerprinting
-     Technology Advances
-     Types of Prints
      Fingerprints
      Palm prints
      Foot prints
-     Fingerprints
      Comparisons
      Standards
      Classifications
-     Fingerprint Theory and Make-up
-     Photography of Prints
      Fingerprints
      Foot prints
      Palm prints
-     Courtroom Issues
-     Fingerprint Testimony
-     Comparison Techniques
-     Charting Techniques