examiner (friction ridge) (compare to competent friction ridge examiner)
An individual authorized to conduct independent friction ridge examinations for the forensic service provider by observing and interpreting data, making decisions, forming conclusions and opinions, issuing reports and/or providing testimony. Use of the term “examiner” in these documents refers to a “competent friction ridge examiner” and not a “trainee.”
Committee
Friction Ridge
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 014 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Training Program. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2024.
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