Latent Print Certification

Suggested Reading Materials

The following publications are the suggested reading materials for preparing for the Certification test. Answers to all questions appearing on the written portion of the test can be found in these books.

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Advances in Fingerprint Technology, Second Edition (Forensic and Police Science Series) (Hardcover)
by Henry C. Lee (Editor), R. E. Gaensslen (Editor)

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 456 pages
  • Publisher: CRC; 2 edition (June 15, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0849309239
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849309236

Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology (Crc Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations) (Hardcover)
by David R. Ashbaugh (Author)

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 248 pages
  • Publisher: CRC (October 27, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0849370078
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849370076

Scott's Fingerprint Mechanics (Hardcover)
by Robert D. Olsen (Author), Walter R. Scott (Author)

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 460 pages
  • Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher (June 1978)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0398037302
  • ISBN-13: 978-0398037307

The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses (Paperback)
by Federal Bureau of Investigation (U.S.)

Product Details

  • Paperback: 217 pages
  • Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation (April 18, 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0160505410
  • ISBN-13: 978-0160505416
The Fingerprint Sourcebook

The Fingerprint Sourcebook (U.S. Dept of Justice, National Institute of Justice)
by I.A.I, Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study and Technology (SWGFAST) et al Eric H. Holder, Laurie O. Robinson, John H. Laub

Product Details

  • PDF: 287 pages
  • Publisher: National Institute of Justice (March 2011)
  • Language: English
  • NCJ 225320

Downloadable PDF on NIJ Website at: http://www.nij.gov/pubs-sum/225320.htm