Guidance

Validation: friction ridge detail (fingerprint) search algorithm

Guidance on the validation requirements of the search and comparison algorithm and the method in which it is deployed.

• From: Forensic Science Regulator
• Published: 19 July 2019
• Last updated: 22 September 2020
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  1. 22 September 2020

     Updated guidance.

  2. 19 July 2019

     First published.

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Validation: friction ridge detail (fingerprint) search algorithm

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It is set to replace that particular element of the automated fingerprint identification system which is currently in use in fingerprint bureaux.

Particular emphasis is placed on the documentation to be provided to users from each stage of the validation process to construct and maintain the validation library.