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Fingerprints

2021 Forensic Trial Litigation CLE at Duke Law

January 8, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Sponsored by Duke Law

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Resource Category: TrainingsForensic Discipline: Fingerprints, Foundations of Forensics

2021 Forensic Trial Litigation CLE at Duke Law

January 8, 2021 //  by Sarah Olson

Friday, February 5 (9 am to 12 pm)Thursday, February 11 (2 pm to 5 pm) Friday, February 12 (9 am to 12 pm) Forensic evidence, from DNA to fingerprints to ballistics, has never been more important in criminal cases.  Actually litigating scientific evidence in the courtroom can be challenging and requires some specialized skills.  Duke Law …

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False Conviction – How fingerprint and firearm experts use misleading math to appear infallible.

December 17, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

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Article Source: SlateForensic Discipline: Fingerprints, Firearms

Forensic Footwear Reliability

October 19, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Three NIJ-funded research articles on the reliability of footwear comparisons were published in 2020. Part I—Participant Demographics and Examiner AgreementPart II—Range of Conclusions, Accuracy, and ConsensusPart III—Positive Predictive Value, Error Rates, and Inter-Rater Reliability

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Fingerprint Error Rate on Close Non-Matches

October 7, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Research by Jonathan J. Koehler and Siquan Liu on the accuracy of distinguishing between two close non-matches was published in Sept. 2020. Attorneys should be aware of the error rates presented in this paper, particularly when working on cases involving a match to a suspect developed by searching a fingerprint database. As fingerprint databases grow, …

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Fingerprint Error Rate on Close Non-Matches

October 3, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Sept. 2020 research by Jonathan J. Koehler and Siquan Liu on the accuracy of distinguishing between two close non-matches. False positive error rates were 15.9% and 28.1% on the two close non-matches on mandatory proficiency tests that were studied. As the size of fingerprint databases grow, the risk of a close non-match being present in …

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OSAC Registry Approved Standards

September 2, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Evidence (OSAC) develops documentary standards for forensics through a standards developing organization or other consensus-based process that allows for participation and comment from relevant stakeholders. Standards under consideration as well as approved standards are available in the OSAC Registry. Standards are being developed for each forensic discipline.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: NISTForensic Discipline: Arson, Bite Mark, Blood and Bodily Fluids, Death Investigation, Detection Dogs, Digital Evidence, DNA, Drug Analysis, Fingerprints, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

AAFS Standards Board Documents

August 18, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board develops documentary standards for forensics through a consensus process, involving participation by all directly and materially affected persons. The standards that have been published are available on the ASB website. Standards are being developed for each forensic discipline.

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsForensic Discipline: Blood and Bodily Fluids, Crime Labs, Crime Scene Investigation, Death Investigation, Detection Dogs, DNA, Fingerprints, Foundations of Forensics, Handwriting Analysis, Toxicology

Approved ULTR for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline

June 19, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Effective Aug. 15, 2020 In the fingerprint Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports (ULTR), the new guidance for Department of Justice fingerprint examiners includes: [A]n examiner shall not: assert that a ‘source identification’ or a ‘source exclusion’ conclusion is based on the ‘uniqueness’ of an item of evidence. use the terms ‘individualize’ or ‘individualization’ when …

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Resource Category: Reports and PublicationsResource Source: USDOJForensic Discipline: Fingerprints

CSAFE 2020: Latent Print Analysis

May 28, 2020 //  by Alec Rees

This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future. …

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Emerging Issues in Forensic Fingerprint Examination Webinar

May 11, 2020 //  by Alec Rees

The latest installment of the Stetson Law Crime Scene to Courtroom webinar series, Emerging Issues in Forensic Fingerprint Examination, is presented by Certified Latent Print Examiner and owner of Black and White Forensics, LLC, John P. Black. Over the course of the webinar, Mr. Black discusses reporting from the last decade regarding the strengths and …

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Emerging Issues in Forensic Fingerprint Examination

April 23, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

This complimentary webinar, which is part of the Stetson Law – Crime Scene to Courtroom Forensics Training Series, will be presented at 2 pm on April 30, 2020 by John Black. John Black is co-author of the recent AAAS Latent Fingerprint Examination Report and is a forensic consultant and the owner of Black & White …

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State v. Koiyan, 841 S.E.2d 351 (2020)

April 15, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

The Court of Appeals found that the trial court erred in admitting testimony of the state’s fingerprint examiner where the expert failed to show he applied reliably applied the relevant methods and principles to the case, in violation of N.C. Evid. Rule 702(a)(3). Because the defendant failed to object at trial, the issue was reviewed …

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Noteworthy NC COA fingerprint opinion

April 15, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

Defenders should take note of State v. Koiyan, COA19-951, an April 7, 2020 decision where the NC Court of Appeals found that the trial court erred by admitting fingerprint testimony where the examiner “failed to demonstrate that he ‘applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case,’ as required by Rule 702(a)(3).” …

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Webinar: Results of a black box study on the accuracy and reliability of palm print comparisons

March 2, 2020 //  by Sarah Olson

RTI International will present this one hour webinar with speakers Heidi Eldridge and Christophe Champod.

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