Suitability Boot Camp (1/22/2024)
$2,500.00
| Webinar Date | Jan 22 – Feb 29, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Webinar Time | Start 7:00am PST |
| Webinar Duration | 100 hours Total |
Availability: In stock
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Instructor: Alice White
Syllabus
Week #1 – Performance Pre-Testing – Starts January 22, 2024
| Day | # Hours | Activity |
| Monday | 1 | Introduction to the Course |
| 1 | Rules for Isolating Impressions | |
| 1 | Rules for Annotating Search Parameters | |
| 1 | Rules for Marking Minutiae | |
| Tuesday | 4 | Pre-Test #1 Suitability |
| Wednesday | 4 | Pre-Test #2 Search Parameters |
| Thursday | 4 | Pre-Test #3 Minutiae Mark-Up |
| Friday | 4 | Pre-Test #4 Distortion Interpretation |
Week #2 – Search Parameter Training – Starts January 29, 2024
| Day | # Hours | Activity |
| Monday | 2 | Debriefing of Pre-Test Results |
| 2 | Anatomical Structure of Hands and Feet – A Study of Shape & Creases | |
| 2 | Gross Distortion Factors – Deposition Pressure, Hand Flexion & Abduction of Digits | |
| Tuesday | 4 | Ridge Flows and Pattern Elements in Hands and Feet |
| Wednesday | 6 | Independent Search Parameter Practice due end of day |
| Friday | 2 | Debriefing of Search Parameter Practice Exercises |
Week #3 – Distortion Interpretation Training – Starts February 5, 2024
| Day | # Hours | Activity |
| Monday | 3 | Movement Distortion – Shearing Stress and Torque |
| Tuesday | 4 | Residue Distortion |
| Wednesday | 3 | Overlays, Double Taps, and Wobble |
| Thursday | 4 | Independent Distortion Practice due end of day |
| Friday | 2 | Debriefing of Distortion Practice Exercises |
Week #4 – Minutiae Mark-Up Training – Starts February 12, 2024
| Day | # Hours | Activity |
| Monday | 4 | Minutiae Mark-Up Guidelines – Inked impressions |
| Tuesday | 4 | Independent Inked Practice due end of day |
| Wednesday | 2 | Debriefing of Inked Practice Exercises |
| 4 | Independent Latent Practice due end of day | |
| Friday | 2 | Debriefing of Latent Practice Exercises |
Week #5 – Suitability Training – Starts February 20, 2023
| Day | # Hours | Activity |
| Tuesday | 4 | Applying Suitability Criteria |
| Wednesday | 4 | Independent Suitability Practice #1 due end of day |
| Thursday | 2 | Debriefing of Suitability Practice #1 Exercises |
| 4 | Independent Suitability Practice #2 due end of day | |
| Friday | 2 | Debriefing of Suitability Practice #2 Exercises |
Week #6 – Performance Post-Testing – Starts February 26, 2023
| Day | # Hours | Activity |
| Monday | 2 | Post-Testing Instructions |
| 4 | Set 1 Suitability Test due end of day | |
| Tuesday | 4 | Set 2 Suitability Test due end of day |
| Thursday | 2 | Debriefing of Suitability Post-Test |
| 2 | Closing Remarks |
This six-week course is designed to improve and stabilize latent print suitability decisions. While significant information about the course is provided below, this course is essentially broken into three phases. Phase 1 is a week of performance pre-testing to illuminate areas in need of improvement. Phase 2 is four weeks of training to build the foundations for suitability decisions. Phase 3 is one week of performance post-testing to demonstrate improved skills.
This course is approved for 100 training hours by the International Association for Identification (IAI) Latent Print and Tenprint Certification and Re-Certification.
Who will benefit?
This course benefits examiners (regardless of experience level) who are struggling to select appropriate latent prints for comparison or need to improve foundational skills (search parameters, distortion interpretation, and minutiae mark-up). This course also benefits the examiners who are struggling with a transition to a more explicit suitability criteria as requested by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC). This course will require attendees to follow specific suitability criterion during class; however, attendees will develop the foundational skills to pivot to the suitability criteria implemented by their agency/employer.
Requirements to Participate
- Full commitment to the course is required. If an examiner misses more than two (2) meetings or more than two (2) deadlines during the six-week session, they will be removed from the program and there will be no refunds issued.
- At a minimum, basic exposure to latent prints is required. This course is ideal for helping an examiner with some latent print experience.
- Computer with sufficient memory and chutzpah (processing power) to manage numerous digital images up to 10MB each.
- Digital imaging software to mark-up images (e.g., Adobe Photoshop ®)
- Access to a scanner to create pdfs and jpgs of completed assignments
- Access to GoToWebinar to attend lectures (ideally, the attendee can share their screen to discuss images)
- Access to Microsoft OneDrive to download and upload files (jpgs and pdfs)