1. What fingerprint analysts do.
2. Fingerprint Uniqueness
a) Biology
b) Empirical
c) Persistence
3. AFIS (Automatic Fingerprint Identification
Systems)
4. The identification decision
5. Conclusions
Fingerprint Science
Conference/Workshop:
Forensics@NIST2016
Forensics@NIST2016
Published: 2017
Primary Author: Joseph Kadane
Type: Presentation Slides
Research Area: Latent Print
Related Resources
How do Labs Ensure Quality? A Nationwide Review of SOPs for Latent Print Examination
This presentation is from the 108th International Association for Identification (IAI) Annual Educational Conference, Reno, Nevada, August 11-17, 2024. Posted with permission of CSAFE.
Developing a Repeatable and Reproducible Protocol for Establishing Combined Minutiae Frequencies
Fingerprint minutia types influence LPEs’ analyses and evaluations during casework, with features perceived as rarer generally given more weight. Last year, we reported on examiner perceptions of minutia type frequency.…
Challenges in Modeling, Interpreting, and Drawing Conclusions from Images as Forensic Evidence
When a crime is committed, law enforcement directs crime scene experts to obtain evidence that may be pertinent to identifying the perpetrator(s). Much of this evidence comes in the form…
Toward Consistency in Latent Print Examiners’ Naming Conventions and Minutiae Frequency Estimations
This presentation is from the 76th Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Denver, Colorado, February 19-24, 2024.