Experts recommend measures to reduce human error in fingerprint analysis
A new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justices National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has documented 149 potential sources of human error in the analysis of crime scene fingerprints. The study by a working group of 34 experts recommends a series of improvements to significantly reduce or eliminate the errors, based on the findings from its three-year scientific assessment of the effects of human factors on forensic latent print analysis. The working group consisted of experts from various forensic disciplines, statisticians, psychologists, engineers and other scientific experts, as well as legal scholars and representatives of professional organizations....
Source: PhysOrg - Wednesday, 22 February
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