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Recent Updates

4-28-13: Posted the new Message from the Chair and linked to the new comments form on the Documents page
4-27-13:
Posted new drafts for comment, newly formatted existing docs, and a new position statement.
4-7-2013: Updated the Message from the Chair
2-9-13:
Minor update to the title of a document - capitalization of a word
01-06-13:
Posted the Individualization / Identification Position Statement
11-26-12: Updated the Message from the Chair.
11-25-12:
Updated Archived documents.
11-24-12: Updated re-formatted existing documents and new documents
11-7-12: Updated the Membership information
10-2-12:
Added a FAQ related to ACE-V; Updated the Documents page with reference to the comment period being currently closed.
9-4-12:
Updated the Terminology document with new terms from the Error Rate document
8-12-12:
updated the reference to the version number in the Reporting document and table; arranged current documents in the current area and drafts in the draft area
7-26-12:
Made some link updates on the documents page
7-22-12:
replaced the examinations/conclusions document with the version containing an updated NIST diagram; updated the Reporting document to be a final document (not a draft); updated the simultaneous document to reflect "Latent" only; updated the Conduct, Blind Verification, Validation, & Terminology documents to reflect "Latent & Tenprint"
6-23-12:
Posted the final error rate document and the new Draft Reporting document
4-21-12:
Posted the latest SWGFAST documents: many new drafts for comments and 2 new position papers under "Other Documents"
3-25-12: Updated the Members page
3-14-12:
Posted the link to the 2012 NIST Human Factors working group report

 

SWGFAST Origin
and Growth

Read about the origin and growth of SWGFAST

Message from the SWGFAST Chair

SWGFAST recently implemented a new comment review process to promote communication between the working group and the friction ridge examination community. Comments submitted during the open review period are made anonymous and provided to the appropriate SWGFAST committee for consideration. All comments are addressed and the end result is documented. Those results are then communicated back to the individual that submitted the comments.

Instructions for submitting comments may be found by selecting the Comments link on the Documents page.

New Drafts for Comment posted
• Guideline for the Articulation of the Decision-Making Process for the Individualization in Friction Ridge Examination (Latent/Tenprint)
REVISED DRAFT FOR COMMENT
• Standards for Examining Friction Ridge Impressions and Resulting Conclusions (Latent/Tenprint)
DRAFT FOR COMMENT
ONLY SECTION 5.3.2.3 (PAGE 4)
• Standard for Consultation (Latent/Tenprint) DRAFT FOR COMMENT

New Approved Documents posted
• Standard for Friction Ridge Impression Digital Imaging (Latent/Tenprint)
• Standards for Examining Friction Ridge Impressions and Resulting Conclusions (Latent/Tenprint) – includes Appendix B - Exclusion of Source or Subject
• Uniform AFIS Feature Symbols Position Statement

Melissa R. Gische, Chair
Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge
Analysis, Study and Technology

April, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

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