Latent Print Examiner

Website Dekalb County Government
Essential Functions:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Evaluates the quality of latents submitted and developed to determine if they are of sufficient value for identification and of sufficient quality to conduct an AFIS search.
Analyzes diverse items submitted by various criminal justice agencies and other State agencies for the detection, preservation and identification of latent prints using highly technical processes, both chemical and mechanical for detecting invisible impressions on widely varied surfaces.
Compares fragmentary prints with known prints and makes the critical determination of whether prints are from the same individual; examines deceased hands, fingers and pieces of skin for the purpose of establishing the positive identification of the deceased person; and prepares reports on results of examinations conducted.
Presents expert testimony in criminal courts as to the results of latent print comparison; qualifies each time in court as an expert witness, providing the courts with an opinion based on observable data and the incumbent’s proven forensic judgment; secures the credibility of testimony under cross examination; and prepares court exhibits and preserves by photographic processes material potentially significant for analysis and court preparation.
Instructs various public safety personnel in the collection and preservation of latent fingerprints, physical evidence, and in the recording of fingerprints and footprints.
To apply for this job please visit indekalb.dcga.dekalbcountyga.gov.