Cognitive Issues in Fingerprint Analysis: Inter- and Intra-Expert Consistency and the Effect of a "Target" Comparison

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_862B7D6E371E
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Cognitive Issues in Fingerprint Analysis: Inter- and Intra-Expert Consistency and the Effect of a "Target" Comparison
Périodique
Forensic Science International
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Dror I., Champod C., Langenburg G., Charlton D., Hunt H., Rosenthal R.
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
05/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
10-17
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Deciding whether two fingerprint marks originate from the same source requires examination and comparison of their features. Many cognitive factors play a major role in such information processing. In this paper we examined the consistency (both between- and within-experts) in the analysis of latent marks, and whether the presence of a 'target' comparison print affects this analysis. Our findings showed that the context of a comparison print affected analysis of the latent mark, possibly influencing allocation of attention, visual search, and threshold for determining a 'signal'. We also found that even without the context of the comparison print there was still a lack of consistency in analysing latent marks. Not only was this reflected by inconsistency between different experts, but the same experts at different times were inconsistent with their own analysis. However, the characterization of these inconsistencies depends on the standard and definition of what constitutes inconsistent. Furthermore, these effects were not uniform; the lack of consistency varied across fingerprints and experts. We propose solutions to mediate variability in the analysis of friction ridge skin.
Mots-clé
Latent fingerprinting, Human cognition, Fingerprint analysis
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03/01/2011 7:47
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 14:45
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