Guidance

Fingermark visualisation manual: second edition

Guidance for practitioners involved in the recovery of evidential fingermarks.

Documents

Fingermark Visualisation Manual Second Edition 2022

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Fingermark Visualisation Manual Technical Changes - First to Second Edition

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The Fingermark Visualisation Manual Second Edition is a very large file and so we recommend you download the file to view it. To do this, you right-click over the file, select ‘save link as’ and save. It may take several minutes before you can view it.

The Fingermark Visualisation Manual is primarily aimed at those recovering fingermarks in a laboratory environment. It also provides information to consider when using fingermark visualisation processes at scenes.

The manual will help practitioners decide and carry out the best plan of action for fingermark recovery within the constraints placed on them, and it also gives an indication of how fingermark evidence is ultimately used to identify people involved in criminal activity. It is designed both for practical use on a daily basis and as a reference for evaluating the best course of action.

The guide has been written for UK police operational reference and reflects common UK policing practices and the need for compliance with UK legislation.

The knowledge and guidance within the Fingermark Visualisation Manual is underpinned by extensive research and scientific rationale, which is set out in the accompanying Source Book.

This new edition of the manual reflects developments in techniques, technology and guidance. The Technical Changes document explains the differences between the first and second editions.

The Fingermark Visualisation Manual is an interactive PDF which works best using Adobe Acrobat Reader: choose ‘enable all features’ and view in full screen mode.

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Published 12 March 2024

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