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Free Forensic Science Courses
Free forensic science courses, practice sets and solved cases. Learn at your own pace and check yourself as you go.
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Self-paced: read, watch, explore and check yourself as you go.
Fingerprints
Fingerprint Science: The Basics
How friction ridges form and persist; patent, latent and plastic prints; levels of detail; how latent prints are developed and lifted; comparison by ACE-V; AFIS and India's NAFIS; the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022; and what known errors teach about quality and limits.
45 min10 questions
Fingerprints
Fingerprint patterns: arches, loops and whorls
Learn the three basic fingerprint patterns, how to find the core and the delta, and how to classify a print step by step. With flip cards, a step-by-step guide, videos and knowledge checks.
20 min5 questions