Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Room

A dedicated room for fingerprint identification, comparison, and optical enhancement.

The AFIS system allows

• Input of individual fingerprints or palm-prints, taken from mock crime scenes or trace evidence, which are then compared automatically with the internal database of known and unknown prints.

The room also contains a digital capture system, (DCS5)

• DCS is a comprehensive imaging system for the visualisation, photography, and enhancement of almost any type of fingerprint on any surface or background to ensure that maximum detail is revealed.

Equipment

• Horiba AFIS system with Printquest software.
• Portable AFIS system – laptop based.
• Digital Capture System – Foster and Freeman DCS5.

Digital Capture System

Staff

Liz Deakin

• Technical Specialist-Forensic Osteology
• Email address: e.m.deakin@staffs.ac.uk
• Telephone number: +44 (0)1782 294641

Suzanne Walley

• Technical Instructor - Science
• Email address: suzanne.hladik@staffs.ac.uk

Location

• R331
• Science Centre
• Leek Road
• Stoke-on-Trent
• ST4 2DF

Opening Times

Monday – Friday

9.00am – 4.30pm

Hub

Science Hub