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Fingerprinting Expert
Emma Evans
Due 9/24/2020
Period 10

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A. High school classes: Biology, chemistry, physics, forensics, different maths.
B. College degree needed?: Four years bachelor's degree with a major sequence in forensic science or criminal justice. Master of Science in forensic science.
Specific training needed?: Should intern during college (most likely at a police station), can become a  certified fingerprint technician but neither are required, certifications.
C. Colleges/Schools providing the education/training required:
i. Name of college/school: University of Central Florida, Texas A&M, Penn State
ii. Specific courses needed for degree: Crime scene investigation, forensic biology, forensic science internship, instrumental methods with lab, introduction to science.
iii. Training required after degree?: Specialized training such as latent print analysis training (1 year) (match a single/partial print to a known sample), tenprint analysis training (6 months) (identify full sets of fingerprints).

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A. What does this person do daily? What are their responsibilities?
1. They are called out to the scene of a crime and search for any traces of fingerprints on surfaces.
2. They lift copies of the prints using certain techniques to take back to the lab for processing.
3. They record the fingerprints.
4. They will match the fingerprints to anyone who was known to be at the scene.
5. Unknown prints will be compared to the bank of prints that they already have on file.
6. They prepare reports for the case.
7. They may need to testify in court.
8. They do data entry.
B. What equipment does this person work with or need to be familiar with?: Reflective Ultraviolet Imaging Systems (RUVIS), forensic light sources, fuming chambers, fingerprint development chambers, spectroscopy equipment, microscopes.

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A. What experience is necessary?: Fingerprint experts need specialized training once they graduate from college with a Master of Science degree.
B. What is the salary range?: $30,000 to $47,000 for individuals with less than 5 years experience, recognized experts make more than $80,000 a year.
C. Where do people in this career work?: They will work in the crime scene to get the evidence needed and then go back to the lab they work in.  They may also have to show up in court. They can also work in police departments, crime laboratories, medical examiner offices and coroner offices.
D. Do they work with other forensic scientists?: They will work with other forensic scientists who are at the crime scene.
E. What is the expected job growth?: 17%, you could become more recognized to increase salary. With experience you could become a scenes of crime officer. With further training you could become  a criminal intelligence officer.

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A. Name of the case: People vs. Jennings
B. Name of the victims and suspects: Thomas Jennings, Clarence Hiller, his wife and four children
C. Year occurred and time frame: September 19, 1910 (occurred), February-December 1911 (conviction), February 16 1912 (execution).
D. Place: Chicago, Illinois
E. The crime: Mr. Hiller had woken up Septembre 19th to find a gaslight near his daughter's bedroom though it wasn't lit.  On the landing of his steps he saw a stranger and they began to fight. They fell down the stairs and two gunshots were fired.  Mrs. Hiller found him dead at the door.  Investigators had found sand and gravel in the daughter's bedroom. To their luck, Mr. Hiller had painted the railings hours before his death leaving them still tacky.  Four fingerprints on a left hand were engraved into the paint.  Willian M. Evans (fingerprint expert) agreed that it was Jennings' fingerprints on the railing in the court.
F. Results: The fingerprints were identified and brought to court. The court confirmed that Jennings was guilty and upheld his death sentence to be hanged on February 16th 1912.

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Interested or not, why?
I am very interested in this line of work. I find it interesting that every person has a different and unique fingerprint that will never change during their lifetime.  Fingerprints are left everywhere. I also find it interesting that they have all of these fingerprints on file and have ways to figure out whose are whose based on the smallest detail. This line of work is very detailed and precise.

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A. Information:
https://www.becomeopedia.com/fingerprint-technician/
https://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-forensic-science-degrees/
https://careertrend.com/requirements-to-become-a-fingerprint-expert-13656528.html
https://www.labcompare.com/Forensic-Laboratory-Equipment/25674-Fingerprint-Analysis/
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/fingerprint-officer
https://fingerprintinggsc.weebly.com/famous-crimes-solved-by-fingerprinting.html#:~:text=Fingerprints%20have%20been%20the%20reason,his%20wife%20and%20four%20children.
B. Pictures:
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.needpix.com%2Fphoto%2F87817%2Ffingerprint-detective-criminal-evidence-crime-scene-crime&psig=AOvVaw1FbDGyePfduXRLnVoV7XdO&ust=1600983314885000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCMCX3eSdgOwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ
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