Lee and Gaensslen's Advances in Fingerprint Technology

Reflecting the growth in research in fingerprint technology, this third edition begins by reviewing current, widely used techniques along with some older, historical methods. It then describes more recent developments and emerging technologies that have just begun to reach maturity. Highlights in this edition include advances in the area of blood reagents, emerging trends in print development using nanotechnology, latent print recovery, and decontamination at scenes contaminated with chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive materials. The book also explores methods for digital and chemical imaging of latent prints.

Author: Robert Ramotowski
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 10/12/2012
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781420088342

About the Author

Robert S. Ramotowski is currently employed as the Chief Research Scientist in the Forensic Services Division of the United States Secret Service, where he has worked as a research scientist for more than 18 years. His job duties include the coordination of forensic research activities within the laboratory (as well as between other entities, including academia, industry, and other domestic and international law enforcement laboratories), particularly in the areas of latent print visualization, questioned document analysis, instrumental analysis, and ink and paper chemistry. He has published more than two dozen articles on latent print and document chemistry and given or conducted more than 50 lectures and workshops in more than a dozen countries. He was awarded distinguished membership status in the International Association for Identification in 2008.