Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin Impressions by Christophe Champod

Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin Impressions by Christophe Champod

The field of fingerprinting for personal identification and criminal investigation is progressing at a rapid rate. Numerous research projects are devoted to fingerprint detection techniques and identification issues, and recent debate focuses on the admissibility of fingerprint evidence in US courts. In light of these events, as well as the previous lack of one volume that brings together the scientific and legal aspects of this discipline, the time is ideal for an easily accessible resource that gathers together and analyzes the latest findings and techniques related to fingerprint science. Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin Impressions features the insight of a recognized team of authorities, including contributors from a key institution for forensic research. Chapters cover all aspects of the subject including the formation of friction ridges on the skin, the deposition of latent prints, the detection and enhancement of such marks, recording of fingerprint evidence, and fingerprint identification itself. Recent advances in statistical interpretation, fingerprint detection techniques, and computer technology are also discussed in detail. This practical techniques manual is an ideal text for practitioners working in the field of fingerprint detection and identification, as well as anyone studying forensic science at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There is also sufficient background material for legal professionals and police in need of an introduction to the critical subject of fingerprinting.

Christophe Champod is a full professor in the School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where he earned his PhD (summa cum laude) in forensic science. He is currently in charge of education and research on identification methods and also serves as an active expert witness in these areas. He is a past member of the Scientific Working Group on Friction Analysis, Study and Technology, and is a current member of the Steering Committee for the International Fingerprint Research Group (IFRG) and the Friction Ridge Subcommittee (part of the Physics and Pattern Evidence Scientific Area Committee) of the Organization for Scientific Area Committees. In 2015, he received the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes Distinguished Forensic Scientist Award for his contribution to forensic science. His research is devoted to the inferential aspects associated with forensic identification techniques. The value to be attached to fingerprint evidence is at the core of his interests.

Chris Lennard holds a PhD in chemistry (forensic science) from the Australian National University, Canberra. He has worked for Forensic Services in the Australian Federal Police (AFP), initially as laboratory services coordinator and later as forensic operations support manager. In the latter role he served as the chief scientist, responsible for coordinating research and development across the organization's forensic science portfolio. He later took up a professorship in forensic studies at the University of Canberra before relocating to Sydney to run the forensic science program at Western Sydney University at their Hawkesbury Campus in Richmond. He has a strong interest and involvement in fingerprint-related research, particularly fingermark detection and enhancement techniques, and he has an extensive publication record in these areas. He is a Steering Committee member for the IFRG and played a major role in the establishment of the IFRG guidelines for assessing fingermark detection techniques.

Pierre Margot holds a PhD in forensic science from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. Following his postdoctoral research that took him around the world, he took up a professorship at the University of Lausanne, becoming the fourth professor to occupy the world's first academic chair in forensic science, created in 1909. One of his major contributions is the creation of a research center where more than 60 PhD theses have been completed over the last 20 years. The research center is committed to further develop as a key contributor to many related areas, including forensic intelligence, investigative science, and the provision of solid and measurable evidence in court. His group has published more than 220 peer-reviewed papers in forensic science within the last 10 years. His contributions to forensic science have been internationally acclaimed, and he has received numerous major awards. He is an associate editor of Forensic Science International, the major scientific journal in forensic science.

Milutin Stoilovic received his bachelor's and master's degrees at Belgrade University, Serbia. He worked for nearly a decade at the Australian National University in Canberra, where he was involved in fingermark detection research and the application of light sources in forensic science. His innovative work on the development of a forensic light source led to the eventual commercialization of the Polilight. He later joined the AFP where, among other duties, he continued to research fingermark detection methods and optical enhancement techniques. He was involved in designing and evaluating a vacuum metal deposition unit that was built specifically for the AFP by the company Dynavac, located in Melbourne, Australia. He has conducted numerous workshops on advanced fingerprint detection and enhancement and the application of optical methods for various forensic science disciplines. He has authored or coauthored more than 40 articles in the field. He retired from the AFP in 2008.

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ISBN 13	9780415271752
ISBN 10	0415271754
Title	Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin Impressions
Author	Christophe Champod
Series	International Forensic Science And Investigation
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2004-04-27
Number of pages	304
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