Workshops

Fracture Examination Workshop (from 2 hours to 2 days) After an introductory lecture about patterns and the examination process, the participants and instructor will break, tear, or cut a variety of objects that could be found at crime scenes and then reassemble pieces of those objects. Then, the participants will […]

Crease and 3rd Level Ridge Details Workshop (from 2 hours to 3 days) Natural patterns are unique, including the crease and ridge texture patterns on friction skin. By examining the sequences and configurations of all types of details in impressions of the features of friction skin, the source of a […]

Making Optimal Decisions in Latent Print Examinations Workshop (from 4 hours – 3 days, possibly conducted with Dr. Thomas Busey) In this workshop, participants will work through a variety of examples to improve their perceptual and decision-making abilities in latent print examinations. As part of their jobs, examiners must construct […]