This article tells the AFIS story -- where it started and what it does -- while the second part, appearing in the February issue, will examine the need to share data among agencies and vendors, the ...

The time it takes to solve a crime just got a little shorter. The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday its automated fingerprint unit aimed at identifying prints within minutes ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system improvements that became operational in May include a threefold increase in latent fingerprint search accuracy and ...

The Arch Latent Fingerprint Kit, part of the exclusive Ridge line of products from Tri-Tech Forensics Inc., is designed for forensic professionals by forensic professionals. This basic fingerprint kit ...

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests of new technologies that automate the manual portion of latent fingerprint identification. Overworked crime scene ...

Human Recognition Systems (HRS) has added features and enhancements to its MForce latent fingerprint processing product. In an effort to reduce operation times and costs, HRS has developed MForce as a ...

Our series “How I became a …” digs into the stories of accomplished and influential people, finding out how they got to where they are in their careers. As a latent print examiner with the Federal ...

(TNS) — A former dark room and storage area at the Erie, Pa., Bureau of Police has been transformed into a new evidence processing area thanks to a $25,000 donation from the Siebenbuerger Club. The ...

From AirClean Systems is the DDS (downdraft dusting station) series of latent print dusting stations. The DDS series pulls air away from the operator in two directions. First, air is pulled downward ...