Description: The module’s main objective is to provide forensic evidence collection operators with the knowledge necessary to successfully conduct basic development and lifting of a latent fingerprint. During the module, the trainees will gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in:
- Basic terms of latent fingerprint collection
- Fundamental rules to be followed while conducting fingerprint collection
- Proper techniques used to develop, collect and documents latent fingerprints.
Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the trainees will be able to:
- Describe the fundamentals of latent fingerprint collection
- Apply correct techniques for collection of latent fingerprints
- Understand the tasks conducted during latent fingerprint collection and their sequence
- Understand how latent fingerprints may be found and efficiently collected.
The duration of the module is 2 training hours (1h of classroom theoretical training, 1h of practical training on the training platform).
