examiner (friction ridge)
An individual who has successfully completed their FSP’s training program, and is authorized to conduct independent friction ridge examinations for the FSP by observing and interpreting data, making decisions, forming conclusions and opinions, issuing reports, and/or providing testimony.
NOTE Use of the term “examiner” in these documents refers to a “friction ridge examiner” and not a “trainee.”
Committee
Friction Ridge
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 183 Best Practice Recommendation for Limited Friction Ridge Examinations. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2026.
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