2nd Edition

Fingerprint Analysis Laboratory Workbook, Second Edition

By Hillary Moses Daluz Copyright 2019
134 Pages 78 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

134 Pages 78 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

134 Pages 78 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Fingerprint collection and analysis may be performed as part of many jobs, including crime scene technician, latent print examiner, criminalist, and lab supervisor. Regardless of one’s specific background or role in the process, a knowledge of scientific practices is critical in handling and analyzing fingerprint evidence. The best way to understand the principles and concepts of any science... Read more

Part 1. Introduction to Fingerprints

1. Introduction: Class and Individual Characteristics

2. History

3. Embryology and Physiology

4. Fingerprint Patterns and Classification

5. Known Fingerprints

6. The Nature of Latent Prints

7. Biometrics: Livescan and AFIS

Part 2. Latent Print Development

8. Introduction to Processing Methods

9. Forensic Light Sources

10. Physical Processing Methods

11. Chemical Processing Methods: Porous Substrates

12. Chemical Processing Methods: Nonporous Substrates

13. Chemical Processing Methods: Other Substrates and Matrices

Part 3. Fingerprint Analysis

14. Documentation

15. Crime Scene Processing

16. Fingerprint Comparisons: ACE-V Methodology

17. Fingerprint Comparisons: Point Counting, Error Rates and Statistics

18. Palm Print Comparisons

19. Courtroom Testimony

Biography

Hillary Moses Daluz is an instructor for Tri Tech Forensics and a Forensic Specialist with Forensic Identification Services. Daluz began her career as a Police Identification Specialist with the City of Hayward Police Department in Hayward, California. After earning her Masters of Science degree in Forensic Science from the University of California, Davis she deployed to the Joint Expeditionary Forensic Facility at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq as a Latent Print Examiner. After returning stateside she became a member of the faculty in the Forensic Sciences program at Chaminade University of Honolulu. She then accepted a position as a Senior Latent Print Technician with American Systems. Daluz is a member of the International Association for Identification.