Fingerprint Processing on Difficult Surfaces

This online course prepares participants to be able to identify and select proper fingerprint processing techniques for difficult surfaces encountered in the field. Participants will learn about the three types of difficult surfaces and the associated processing techniques. All information will be tied together in a final activity whereby the participant will simulate the collection of a fingerprint from a piece of evidence identified as a difficult surface.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Texas Forensic Science Academy Fingerprint Processing  on Difficult Surfaces course #78051.

• This course must be completed within 45 days from the registration date.
  
• Participants will have three attempts to pass the final examination.
• To complete this course, you are required to have a computer with internet access.

Online Course Technical Requirements

• Broadband Internet Connection Using Current Browser - Microsoft Edge is not a supported browser

            Recommended: Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome 65 or higher

            Alternatives: Mozilla Firefox 57 or higher, Safari 10 or higher

• Apple Quicktime Player 10 or higher
  
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or higher
• Adobe Flash 28 or higher

To meet attendance requirements, participants must review each training module and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or end of course exam.

Law enforcement and non-commissioned personnel assigned to investigative tasks and duties such as crime scene investigators, fire investigators, detectives, medicolegal death investigators and patrol officers

• After registering online for this course, you will receive an email with instructions for getting started. If you do not receive a confirmation within one hour, please contact us at (979) 845-6677 or ilepse@teex.tamu.edu.
• Refunds are not available for eLearning courses, nor may a course be transferred from one customer to another.