Latent Print Analysis

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This course introduces students to the exciting field of latent print analysis. It will instruct the student on the many processes of developing this crucial evidence utilizing advanced physical, optical, and chemical processes. It will also give the student a keen understanding of the uniqueness and persistence of finger, palm, and bare foot print ridge detail by studying the biology, physiology, and embryology of human friction ridge skin. The student will learn how to compare this evidence to the known prints of individuals utilizing direct comparison techniques and data base searching. The student will then be tested by being placed in a moot court setting. The student will testify as an expert and defend a latent print that they have developed and then identified to an individual.