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• What is your name?<br />

• By whom are you employed?<br />

• Where are your official headquarters?<br />

• What is your official title?<br />

• What are your official duties?<br />

• How long have you been employed <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t work?<br />

• What is an <strong>in</strong>ked pr<strong>in</strong>t?<br />

• What is a latent pr<strong>in</strong>t?<br />

• How are f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts compared and identifications effected?<br />

• What are the basic factors <strong>in</strong> the use of f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts as a means<br />

of identification? (Alternative: Why are f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts used as a<br />

means of identification?)<br />

• What tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and experience do you have that qualifies you as<br />

a f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t expert?<br />

• Have you written and published any articles, papers, or books<br />

on f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t science? (Appropriate only if witness has authored<br />

someth<strong>in</strong>g.)<br />

• Have you seen exhibit _________ before?<br />

• Where did you see it?<br />

• Did you exam<strong>in</strong>e exhibit _________ for latent pr<strong>in</strong>ts?<br />

• What was the result of this exam<strong>in</strong>ation?<br />

• Have you seen this f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t card before?<br />

• Where did you see it?<br />

• Did you compare the latent f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t(s) on exhibit _________<br />

with the f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>ts on this card?<br />

• What was the result of your comparison?<br />

• Do you have charted enlargements illustrat<strong>in</strong>g the identification(s)?<br />

• Will you demonstrate these charts to the jury?<br />

It is important for the expert to consider his/her answers to these questions.<br />

The follow<strong>in</strong>g are suggested responses to some essential questions.<br />

These responses can be used as guides <strong>in</strong> answer<strong>in</strong>g some of the above<br />

questions.<br />

Question: What are your official duties?<br />

Included among my official duties are the exam<strong>in</strong>ations of fragmentary<br />

latent pr<strong>in</strong>ts that may be either present or developed on objects associated<br />

with different types of crimes. I also evaluate photographs, negatives,<br />

and lifts to determ<strong>in</strong>e if latent pr<strong>in</strong>ts appear either <strong>in</strong> or on them. I<br />

compare these latent pr<strong>in</strong>ts with the <strong>in</strong>ked pr<strong>in</strong>ts of known suspects. I<br />

will, on occasion, exam<strong>in</strong>e the hands and f<strong>in</strong>gers of unknown deceased<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong> an attempt to establish their identity. At the conclusion of

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