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FINGERPRINT WHORLD The International Journal of Quaerite et Invenietis Vol. 36 No. 141 The Fingerprint Society October 2010 Founded 1974 © Copyright 2010 ISSN 0951-1288 The Fingerprint Society online http://www.fpsociety.org.uk 36817_Oct2010.indd 1 27/10/2010 13:20 Fingerprint Whorld is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that reflects the aims of the , It is devoted to the theory and practice of fingerprint identification science and its associated disciplines. To assist the aims, recognises that its membership is international and multi-disciplinary and as such sees a need for both new and review articles across a spectrum of forensic science evidence gathering topics to assist in the continual professional development of all stages of the profession. 36817_Oct2010.indd 2 27/10/2010 13:20 CONTENTS October 2010 Vol. 36 No 141 NEW CHAIRPERSON Introducing the new Society 148 Chairperson Bob Doak RESEARCH I Fluorescent Small Particle Reagent. Part I: 150 A novel composition for detecting latent fingerprints on wet non-porous items G.S. Sodhi and Jasjeet Kaurb RESEARCH II Fluorescent small particle reagent 154 G.S. Sodhi; Jasjeet Kaur ARTICLE Derbyshire Facial Identification Unit 159 Beverley Hunt SOCIETY AWARDS 163 BENEFITS Wiley Books & Bond Solon 169 CONFERENCE The Annual Society Conference 2011 171 SOCIETY NEWS Vacancies, Proposals, Committee meetings Article submission dates, One day seminar Book review, Contacts 173 ARTICLE Facial Recognition: Sagem 177 PRACTITIONER A Cautionary Tale 184 Bob Doak 36817_Oct2010.indd 3 27/10/2010 13:20 To advance the study and application of fingerprints and to facilitate the cooperation Quaerite et invenietis among persons interested in this field of personal identification. D.R.Brooker; S.E.Haylock & Kevin Kershaw, FFS M.J. Leadbetter :Vacant Dr Karen Stow, BSc (hons), MSc, MBA Dr Karen Stow, BSc (hons), MSc, MBA Ron Cook, FFS, Rosemary Kershaw, FFS, Dr Fred Preston, Dr Raul Sutton, Luke McGarr, FFS F Rodgers, FFS (USA) B Daylrymple (Canada) G Farncomb, FFS (Australian Federal Police) Dr Julian Verbov MD, FRCP, R Plummer, FFS (Southern Australian FRCPCH, FiBiol Police), Dr GS Sodhi (India) DC Mount (USA) Mr Robert JS Doak, FFS G Lambourne, (UK) M Carrick (USA) Vacant at this time SG Durret, (USA), F Warboys (UK) T Kent(UK), S Hardwick (UK), K Greer (UK) Cheryl McGowan, FFS JE Berry (UK), MJ Leadbetter (UK), Richard Case, FFS N Hall (UK), SE Haylock (UK), Robert MacKenzie (UK), Brian Moorcroft (UK). Allison Power, FFS Fingerprint Whorld Phil Swindells, FFS Quarterly: January, April, July & October Nick Mitchell, MFS :Vacant 36817_Oct2010.indd 4 27/10/2010 13:20 Change It is often recorded that nothing ever stays the same and that things move on. We find ourselves at this stage with the Journal. Fiona McBride is no longer editor and we look to find someone who will again bring a different perspective to Fingerprint Whorld. That is why I now find myself covering the hot seat as it were. The editor‟s role is a demanding one, but you will have the support of the committee to assist you. You will, hopefully, have received your proposal voting papers by now which outlines that of an editor chief. If the membership votes in favour of this, then the new editor will be offered the post first. Please vote this is your Society. Change: at this moment in time in the UK we are going through very uncertain times due to the economic climate. There are talks of restructuring of salaries, collaborations and job losses. I hope that the cuts to the service will not be as brutal as is being predicted. If they are, then we could lose a lot of highly motivated people who have given their all for the service and its development. It will leave the moral of the ones left at a very low ebb, probably the lowest the service will ever be at. Sarah McLachlan kind of sums it up for me in the line of one of her songs, ‘Hold on, hold on to yourself this is going to hurt like hell….’ It will take time to rebuild and deal with the new environment. I have no doubt that the people within the service can make it work due to their abilities and professionalism. A colleague recently said what a „great hit‟ the NAFIS system had pulled out. I reminded him that it was the skill of the CSI who found that scrappy bit of mark. The work of the Tenprint Technicians for getting the fingerprint forms onto the system and his skill in analysing, enhancing, and plotting the correct minutiae that got the identification. We are the reason for those good hits. We must keep positive and maintain our standards. I am sure we will and maintain the excellent service we provide. Bob Doak Vol 36 No 141October 2010 page 147 36817_Oct2010.indd 5 27/10/2010 13:20 The new Chairperson Bob Doak Hello, I am the new chairperson. I thought I would take a few moments of your time to introduce myself. Firstly I would like to say how honoured I am to take up the post as chairperson. I realise the huge responsibility that goes with it and hope I am able to meet the challenge. I have now been in Fingerprints for 30 years, seems just like yesterday when I walked th into the Scottish Criminal Records Office, fingerprint section on the 30 September th 1980, I was actually supposed to start on the 29 but it was a public holiday. Some have humorously told me I have been on holiday ever since. In the last 30 years I have also worked for Fife Constabulary and I am presently at Humberside Police, with responsibilities for training and QA. I have been lucky in that I have managed to travel with the job, working in America, France and Canada. I have just completed a year‟s secondment to the National Policing Improvements Agency, Forensic Centre, helping Mike Thompson and his team deliver the National Fingerprint Learning Programme. This was a good experience with some great people. This year I completed 2 years of service to the Society as its secretary, which is now vacant (What an excellent job please let me know if you are interested). page 148 Vol 36 No 141October 2010 36817_Oct2010.indd 6 27/10/2010 13:20 I now take on the role of chairperson, bringing some ideas that I hope will improve the Society and create greater opportunities for involvement, for all members. It is your Society and we can only move forward with your engagement. Some of the areas I will look to explore are: Publishing the dates for committee meetings, this is to encourage any members with issues to have them aired as soon as possible and an open invite to any member who wishes to attend. I am looking to publish a report of the meetings on-line and in the Journal. Remember that any member who wishes to see the minutes of the meetings can do so by arrangement. Publish submission dates for the Journal, again looking to encourage members to submit articles, be they academic, best practice or significant events happening within the community. I would like to move the website onto the next level, making it more interactive for our members. Promotion of Continual Professional Development (CPD), not only through the seminars we now run, but hopefully through the website to provide our overseas members CPD opportunities. These things I will not do on my own and I am thankful I have a good committee who give up a lot of their own time to help run the Society. There is room on the committee, if any member would like to join and help develop the Society. We do need you to engage more and together we will have a great future. Enjoy the rest of the journal, and if you have any articles or issues you wish to put forward (remember to reproduce images we need them of a high quality), you can send them to me at: Bob Doak Chairperson of the Fingerprint Society C/O The Fingerprint Bureau, Humberside Police HQ, Priory Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU5 5SF. You can also contact me at [email protected] Vol 36 No 141October 2010 page 149 36817_Oct2010.indd 7 27/10/2010 13:20 Research Fluorescent Small Particle Reagent. Part I: A novel composition for detecting latent fingerprints on wet non-porous items G.S. Sodhia (A) and Jasjeet Kaurb (B) A) Department of Chemistry, S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi- 110007, India B) Department of Chemistry, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women (University of Delhi), Jhilmil Colony, Vivek Vihar, Delhi-110095, India A novel, fluorescent small particle reagent (SPR) based on zinc carbonate hydroxide monohydrate, ZnCO3.2Zn(OH)2.H2O – also called basic zinc carbonate – has been formulated. The other ingredients of the formulation are eosin Y dye and a commercial liquid detergent. The composition develops clear, sharp and detailed fingerprints on a large number of non-porous items, after these were immersed in water for up to 36 hours. The fluorescent nature of the reagent helps enhance weak, fragmented and chance fingerprints that are often found at crime scenes. The raw materials used to prepare the SPR are cost-effective and non-hazardous. Keywords: Fingerprints; Fluorescence; Forensic; Small particle reagent Small particle reagent is the commonly used technique for developing latent fingerprints on moist, non-porous surfaces [1]. The base material in conventional SPR formulation is molybdenum (IV) sulfide. Its particles tag the sebaceous components of sweat deposition, imparting it a grey coloration.