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Question 1

What does OSAC stand for?

Answer 1

Organization of Scientific Area Committees

Question 2

What does PCAST stand for?

Answer 2

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Question 3

What type of camera do you use and how many megapixels is it?

Answer 3

I am currently using the Z5 and it is 24.3 MP

Question 4

What does JPEG stand for?

Answer 4

Joint Photographic Experts Group

Question 5

Can you name any critics of friction ridge identification?

Answer 5

Simon Cole published Suspect Identities which calls in to question the validity of fingerprint identification as a scientific process and brings up its’ troubling history in Western society as it relates to eugenics (GALTON).

Question 6

Have errors occurred in your discipline?

Answer 6

Yes we do not claim a zero error rate. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences involving many fingerprint experts found the rates of error were: 0.1% for false positives and 7.5% false negatives. Both without verification.

Question 7

What does IAI stand for

Answer 7

International Association for Identification - The oldest and largest forensic association in the world.