Assessing and Reducing Variability in Friction Ridge Suitability Determinations

Forensic science conference presentation · February 13, 2026

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Moderator introduced Heidi Eldridge to the audience and invited attendees to welcome her.

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Heidi Eldridge, a research forensic scientist at RTI International, presented preliminary results from a study of variability among latent fingerprint examiners and described a prototype multi-scale tool for assessing mark usefulness; she also announced a new NIJ-funded palm study.

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