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Essentials of Latent Print Examination Course Syllabus V6 Essentials of Latent Print Examination: Establishing Admissibility Syllabus & Bibliography There are two primary domains of knowledge that support the validity of latent print discipline: 1) science demonstrating the discriminating power of friction ridge impressions and 2) science demonstrating trained analysts are capable of providing accurate conclusions. While many analysts learn this information as part of training, they often struggle articulating these complex concepts to the trier of fact. This intense five-day course will review key concepts and research underlying both domains that can be used to support latent print admissibility. The instructor will facilitate discussions and mentor attendees. Attendees will devise questions and answers covering the concepts and practice testimony. A few comparison exercises are provided to reinforce the academics. Additionally, a court case illustrating real- world application of these testimony methods is woven throughout the week. The content of the course is organized into four blocks that logically build on one another to promote learning. Each block is reinforced with a testimony practical. Day 1 0800 – 0930 Course Overview and Introduction 0930 – 1100 Empirical Observations – History, Biometrics, and Professional Organizations 1100 – 1200 Lunch 1200 – 1300 Theoretical Knowledge (Biology) - Developmental Noise – Establishing Uniqueness 1300 – 1400 Theoretical Knowledge (Biology) – Homeostasis – Establishing Persistency 1400 – 1500 Biological Distortion Lecture: Breakdown of Persistency 1500 – 1700 Group Work #1 – Scenario: Develop a line of questions & answers to lay foundation for admitting fingerprint evidence using empirical knowledge (history, biometrics, and professional organizations) and theoretical knowledge (biological concepts). Day 2 0800 – 0900 Feedback Session for Group Work #1 0900 – 1000 Testimony Practical #1 1000 – 1100 Twin Studies – embryological development of twins and studies measuring the similarities and differences of twin fingerprints 1100 – 1200 Modeling in Science and Elements of a Robust Fingerprint Model 1200 – 1300 Lunch 1300 – 1400 Historical Fingerprint Models and Pattern and Minutia Distribution Studies 1400 – 1500 Modern Statistical Models – recent statistical models measuring the discriminating power of fingerprints 1500 – 1700 Group Work #2 – Scenario: A judge does not understand why fingerprint analysts do not report statistics like DNA and may exclude the fingerprint testimony. Develop a line of questions & answers regarding fingerprint statistical studies to support admitting fingerprint evidence without a specific fingerprint statistical model. Evolve Forensics www.EvolveForensics.com [email protected] Mobile 702.769.9469

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Essentials of Latent Print Examination: Establishing Admissibility

Syllabus & Bibliography

Therearetwoprimarydomainsofknowledgethatsupportthevalidityoflatentprintdiscipline:1)sciencedemonstratingthediscriminatingpoweroffrictionridgeimpressionsand2)sciencedemonstratingtrainedanalystsarecapableofprovidingaccurateconclusions.Whilemanyanalystslearnthisinformationaspartoftraining,theyoftenstrugglearticulatingthesecomplexconceptstothetrieroffact.

Thisintensefive-daycoursewillreviewkeyconceptsandresearchunderlyingbothdomainsthatcanbeusedtosupportlatentprintadmissibility.Theinstructorwillfacilitatediscussionsandmentorattendees.Attendees will devise questions and answers covering the concepts and practice testimony. A fewcomparisonexercisesareprovidedtoreinforcetheacademics.Additionally,acourtcaseillustratingreal-worldapplicationofthesetestimonymethodsiswoventhroughouttheweek.Thecontentofthecourseisorganizedintofourblocksthatlogicallybuildononeanothertopromotelearning.Eachblockisreinforcedwithatestimonypractical.

Day10800–0930 CourseOverviewandIntroduction0930–1100 EmpiricalObservations–History,Biometrics,andProfessionalOrganizations1100–1200 Lunch1200–1300 TheoreticalKnowledge(Biology)-DevelopmentalNoise–Establishing

Uniqueness1300–1400 TheoreticalKnowledge(Biology)–Homeostasis–EstablishingPersistency1400–1500 BiologicalDistortionLecture:BreakdownofPersistency1500–1700 GroupWork#1–Scenario:Developalineofquestions&answerstolay

foundationforadmittingfingerprintevidenceusingempiricalknowledge(history,biometrics,andprofessionalorganizations)andtheoreticalknowledge(biologicalconcepts).

Day20800–0900 FeedbackSessionforGroupWork#10900–1000 TestimonyPractical#11000–1100 TwinStudies–embryologicaldevelopmentoftwinsandstudiesmeasuring

thesimilaritiesanddifferencesoftwinfingerprints1100–1200 ModelinginScienceandElementsofaRobustFingerprintModel1200–1300 Lunch1300–1400 HistoricalFingerprintModelsandPatternandMinutiaDistributionStudies1400–1500 ModernStatisticalModels–recentstatisticalmodelsmeasuringthe

discriminatingpoweroffingerprints1500–1700 GroupWork#2–Scenario:Ajudgedoesnotunderstandwhyfingerprint

analystsdonotreportstatisticslikeDNAandmayexcludethefingerprinttestimony.Developalineofquestions&answersregardingfingerprintstatisticalstudiestosupportadmittingfingerprintevidencewithoutaspecificfingerprintstatisticalmodel.

EvolveForensicswww.EvolveForensics.comAlice@EvolveForensics.comMobile702.769.9469

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Day30800–0900 FeedbackSessionforGroupWork#20900–1000 TestimonyPractical#21000–1100 TheoriesofExpertsandExpertPerformance1100–1200 Lunch1200–1300 BasicConceptsinVisionScience1300–1400 VisualExpertiseinFingerprints1400–1500 JourneyfromNovicetoExpert-theskillsanewanalystobtainsduringa

latentprint(ortenprint)trainingprogram.1500–1700 GroupWork#3–Scenario:Ajudgehasindicatedshemaylimitthe

expert’stestimonytosimplydemonstratingthedetailfoundinagreementandwillpermitthejurytodetermineifthedefendantisidentifiedtoalatentprint.Developalineofquestions&answerstoconvinceajudgenottolimittheexpert’stestimony.

Day40800–0900 FeedbackSessionforGroupWork#30900–1000 TestimonyPractical#31000–1100 IntroductiontoErrorRates1100–1200 PCASTandConfidenceIntervals1200–1300 Lunch1300–1400 IntroductiontoHumanFactors1400–1500 QualityManagementSystems1500–1700 GroupWork#4–Scenario:Duringopeningstatements,adefenseattorney

hastoldthejurythatstudieshaveshownthatLPEsmakefalseidentificationsinasmanyas1in306casesoreven1in18cases.Developalineofquestionsandanswerstohandlethesestatementsduringdirecttestimony.Includemethodstoreduceerrorsinanoperationalsetting.

Day50800–0900 FeedbackSessionforGroupWork#40900-1100 TestimonyPractical#41100–1200 Lunch1200–1300 ReviewofGlennLangenburg’sPhDthesis1300–1400 ReviewofAustinHicklin’sPhDthesis1400–1600 CourseReview1600–1700 Closingremarksandcertificates

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BibliographyIntroduction

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TheoreticalKnowledge-Biology

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palmar,plantaranddigitalpadsandflexioncreases.AnatomicalScienceInternational77(2002)34-46

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46(4):857-861,2001• Werthiem,Kasey.NationalInstituteofJustice.FrictionRidgeSourcebook.2011.Chapter3

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TwinStudies

• Holt,SarahandPenrose,L.S.TheGeneticsofDermalRidges1968.Chapters5-7(inpdf)• Jain,Anilet.al.Onthesimilarityofidenticaltwinfingerprints.PatternRecognition.35

(2002)2653-2663• Lin,C.H.etal.FingerprintComparisonI:SimilarityofFingerprints.JournalofForensic

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ModernStatisticalStudies

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• Champod,Christopheet.al.FingerprintsandOtherRidgeSkinImpressions.CRCPress,NewYork,2016.Chapter2

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• Ramatowski,Roberted.AdvancesinFingerprintTechnology.CRCPress,NewYork2013–Chapter15StatisticsandProbabilitiesasaMeanstoSupportFingerprintExaminations

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzPvCSFZUSQVisionScience

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VisualExpertiseinFingerprintAnalysts

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HumanFactors

• Langenburg,Glenn.ACriticalAnalysisandStudyoftheACE-VProcess.UniversityofLausannePhDThesis,2012.Chapters1and2

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• Neumann,Cedricet.al.ImprovingtheUnderstandingandtheReliabilityoftheConceptofSufficiencyinFrictionRidgeExamination.2013

AnalystPerformance

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• Hicklin,Austin.ImprovingtheRigoroftheLatentPrintExaminationProcess.UniversityofLausannePhDThesis,2017.

• Pacheco,Igoret.al.MiamiDadeResearchStudyfortheReliabilityoftheACE-VProcess:Accuracy&PrecisioninLatentFingerprintExaminations.NIJ2014