Who May Attend: This course is also open to both law enforcement and non-law enforcement

Location: Milpitas - Holiday Inn/Suites, 1100 Cadillac Ct., Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 240-8000

Website: The Academy Course Flyer

Certified: California POST Plan IV

I.A.I. Approved: Course is approved for 40 hours of educational credit towards initial IAI Latent Print Certification and 8 Hours of Approved Courtroom Testimony Training

College Credit: 1 Semester Unit

Cost: $685.00

To Reserve a Seat: Call "The Academy" @ (408) 229-4299

Course Description: This intensive five day 40 hour course is designed for anyone who desires to learn how to identify and classify fingerprints. It is especially suited for those who desire to become I.A.I. Certified Ten-Print Examiners. The course will consist of lecture, demonstrations and many hands-on practical exercises. The student will be equipped with essential skills and knowledge in regards to…

• Preparation to attain I.A.I. Ten-Print Examiner Certification
• The science of identification by friction ridge impressions
• Accurately identify the eight types of fingerprint patterns according to the Henry System of Fingerprint Classification, the NCIC System, and IAFIS System
  
• Analyze, compare, evaluate and verify fingerprint identifications - (The ACE-V Scientific Method for Friction Ridge Comparisons)
  
• Methods for taking legible inked fingerprints and Major Case and Elimination prints
  
• Photography of latent crime scene fingerprint impressions
• Preparation to present expert fingerprint testimony in a court of law
• Develop and recover latent fingerprint impressions through the use of powders, forensic light sources, and cyanoacrylate ester (Superglue) fuming

Certificates of completion will be awarded to those who successfully pass the course.

The course fee includes a three binder containing copies of reference material, practical exercises, and lecture notes.

Instructor: FBI Special Agent Mike Stapleton, M.A. (Retired)

Contact Mike Stapleton for more information.