Modern Fingerprint Technology

Permission Required:

No

Distribution:

Law Enforcement

Prerequisite:

CJE1671

Credits:

3.00 Credits

Course Description:

This course employs the most up to date technology in use by law enforcement and investigative agencies and forensic scientists for the advanced collection, cataloging, searching, comparison, and identification of latent fingerprints. The automated fingerprint identification system software creates and stores a database of fingerprints and their unique characteristics and allows students to search, retrieve, and match them. Students also generate reports indicating the quality of matching elements and the degree of certainty of those matches. Students use the technology to learn to improve the quality of investigative outcome and courtroom testimony involving latent fingerprints.