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World's Largest Database

As of May 2012, the Unique Identification Authority of India operates the world's largest fingerprint (multi-modal biometric) system, with over 200 million fingerprint, face and iris biometric records.  UIAI  plans to collect as many as 600 million multi-modal record by the end of 2014.  India's Unique Identification project is also known as Aadhaar, a word meaning "the foundation" in several Indian languages.  Aadhaar is a voluntary program, with the ambitious goal of eventually providing reliable national ID documents for most of India's 1.2 billion residents.

With a database larger than any other in the world, Aadhaar's ability to leverage automated fingerprint and iris technology enables rapid and reliable searching and identification impossible to accomplish with just fingerprint technology in such a large system, especially when searching children and elderly residents' biometric records.

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The Philosophy of Friction Ridge Examination ...an interesting presentation by Boyd Baumgartner.  Here is a link to other vimeo presentations Boyd has created. 

Latent Print Development Techniques for Thermal Paper   presented 10 August 2011 by Aldo Mattei and Federico Cervelli at the 96th Annual IAI Conference.    
   

 
Get the Latest Version of Universal Latent Print Workstation (ULW 6.2.21)... Even if you do not currently submit latent print searches directly to the FBI, you may Use ULW Extended Feature Set capabilities to help with casework documentation of Level 1, 2 and 3 information.  ULW now includes casework management tools.
 

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

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