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Fundamentals of Fingerprint Analysis, Second Edition provides an understanding of the historical background of fingerprint evidence, and follows it all the way through to illustrate how it is utilized in the courtroom.
List of contents
Part 1. Introduction to Fingerprints 1. Introduction 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 Appendix A. Sequential Processing Appendix B. Latent Print Reagent Formulations and Processes Appendix C. Potential Hazardous Effects of Common Fingerprint Powders and Chemical Reagents Appendix D. Curriculum Vitae (CV) Appendix E. Expert Witness Testimony of Sebastian F. Latona, FBI
About the author
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, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level. She then accepted a position as a Senior Latent Print Technician with American Systems. Daluz is a member of the International Association for Identification.
Summary
Fundamentals of Fingerprint Analysis, Second Edition provides an understanding of the historical background of fingerprint evidence, and follows it all the way through to illustrate how it is utilized in the courtroom.
