3M
is Buying Cogent - Per Cogent's
press release and multiple news sources. The
two companies have have entered into a definitive agreement
for 3M's acquisition of Cogent Inc. for approximately $943
million. Cogent, Inc., commonly referred to as Cogent
Systems, provides finger, palm, face and iris biometric
systems for governments, law enforcement agencies, and
commercial enterprises.
30-year-old
Ban on Possible, Probable, Likely fingerprint identification
conclusions rescinded
by IAI. On
16 July 2010, the world's largest and oldest forensic
science organization acknowledged
advances in fingerprint science during the past three
decades, dropped the ban on qualified conclusions, and
opened the door for future validation of probability models
involving finger/palm print comparisons.
Fingerprint
Sourcebook - At least
five completed chapters are now available
here. This is the sourcebook
that many of us have heard about (and worked on) in recent
years.
Get the Latest Version of Universal
Latent Print Workstation (ULW)
...Even if You Do Not Currently Submit Latent Print Searches
Directly to the FBI, You Can Use ULW Extended Feature Set
Capabilities to Help with Casework Documentation of Level 1,
2 and 3 Information. ULW now includes casework
management tools.
SWGFAST
Position Statement on NAS Report
New SWGFAST
Glossary and other Documents (updated 3 Aug 09)
NIST Latent Fingerprint Home
Page
NAS
Report: Strengthening
Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward
Access the
41-page Free
Executive Summary here.
Report
Description from the National
Academies Press:
"Scores of
talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science
community, performing vitally important work. However, they
are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound
policies, and national support. It is clear that change and
advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a
number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the
reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and
promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening
Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward
provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and
suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National
Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce
standards within the forensic science community.
The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science
disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials,
enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful
conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science
in the United States gives a full account of what is
needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including
upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better
training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best
practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation
programs."
News
Release on the report.
Access
the
report
here:
Webcast of
18 Feb 2009 NAS briefing.
New
forensic term after 18 Feb 2009 (?):
Nif·ty [ níftee ]
adjective (comparative nif·ti·er,
superlative nif·ti·est)
Definition:
1. compliant with National
Institute of Forensic Science requirements.
2. stylish and
good-looking: fashionable and good-looking
3. agile: good, quick, and
clever at doing something or using something
4. very good: very good or
effective
Click
here to see news
articles on this topic.
Identifying
the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community
Interesting documents online
at the National
Academies
of Science Committee on Science, Technology and
Law
Presented
by the FBI Laboratory at the IAI Conference on 18
August 2008
Right-click
and download before opening these large files: PDF
Slides (2.4 Mb)
PowerPoint
Slides (3.1 Mb)
See new
Standards and Draft Standards from SWGFAST
Position
Paper on Latent Fingerprint Identification from the
IAI...
29 Nov 2007, from the International
Association for Identification.
ACID
YELLOW Development of Bloody Latent
Prints on Dark Surfaces...
27
Jul
2007
IAI
presentation,
courtesy
of
the
US
Army
Criminal
Investigation
Laboratory.
Right-click
here to download the large PowerPoint
version of this presentation, then open on your
computer.
Right-click
here to download the large PDF version of
this presentation, then open on your computer.
Ninhydrin
Development without expensive or
dangerous solvents. Research
from Korea...
Major Case Prints DRAFT Card
A new card for recording all finger joints/tips and thenar
(base of
palm) areas was drafted by SWGFAST.
See images of the new card here.
The new card is intended
to facilitate comprehensive record
finger and palm prints (AKA Major Case Prints)
when fully completed with existing FBI Fingerprint Card
(Form FD-249
front
and back )
and FBI Palmprint Card (Form FD-884 front
and back )
records. The new card form number is expected to
be FD-884A.
MCP standardization will assist AFIS as more vendors design
systems for handling all friction ridge areas of the hands.
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