Fundamentals of Fingerprint Analysis, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138487451 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 353 str.

Hillary Moses Daluz

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.