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Welcome to the Forensics Library. Browse the library by topic or search for documents by keyword. Some materials are viewable only by practicing criminal defense lawyers but most are open to the public.

We invite you to submit materials to the library. We welcome briefs, memoranda, transcripts, training materials, weblinks--anything that may help lawyers deal more effectively with forensic evidence. Click "submit a document" to upload materials directly from your computer. All submissions will be reviewed by the library steering committee before being posted for public view.

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  • Forensics Library
    • Fingerprints Fingerprints
      • Fingerprint Protocols & Technical Procedures Fingerprint Protocols & Technical Procedures
        Document Method for Fingerprint Identification Part 2 Protocol by Interpol European Expert Group on Fingerprint Identification – IEEGFI II. Interesting for its candor and the differences with U.S. documents.
        [ 09/24/04  |  Submitter: SC  |  more info ]
        Document SWGFAST SWGFAST (Scientific Working Group on Friction ridge Analysis, Study and Technology) publishes voluntary guidelines for fingerprint practice.
        [ 05/18/03  |  Submitter: SWGFAST  |  more info ]
        Document NIST Image Group's Fingerprint Research National Institute of Standards and Technology. Links to internally produced technical publications. Quality standards. Testing results of US-VISIT and other PATRIOT ACT mandates.
        [ Submitter: DC PDS  |  more info ]
        Document 8-19-04 NIST Fingerprint Quality Image manual Criticizes existing definitions of image quality and offers a new, objective means of calculating quality.
        [ Submitter: DC PDS  |  more info ]