Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Fingerprinting is an essential skill for crime scene investigators, law enforcement, and CTE forensics students. By learning to accurately identify types of fingerprints, which development and collection methods to apply for each fingerprint type, and how to analyze prints by ridge patterns and minutiae for determining matches, students will be prepared to process crime scenes they may encounter in the field.
Our instructional handout, video demonstration, and poster for classroom support will help you get started. Learn more at knowledge.carolina.com/professional-growth/labskills/collecting-and-analyzing-fingerprints
Fingerprinting is an essential skill for crime scene investigators, law enforcement, and CTE forensics students. By learning to accurately identify types of fingerprints, which development and collection methods to apply for each fingerprint type, and how to analyze prints by ridge patterns and minutiae for determining matches, students will be prepared to process crime scenes they may encounter in the field.
Our instructional handout, video demonstration, and poster for classroom support will help you get started. Learn more at knowledge.carolina.com/professional-growth/labskills/collecting-and-analyzing-fingerprints

