
During the laboratory portion of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to practice triaging mock paper exhibits to ensure that all reagents are used appropriately during processing. The need to triage exhibits by incorporating their condition and history into the analytical decision making process will be highlighted. Sequential processing is characterized by a pattern where partially completed units must pass through one process before they can be worked on in later. If they do this order is called the encountered order because it is the order in which the objects will be.

During the lecture portion of the workshop, participants will learn the rationale for sequential processing of paper exhibits based on the wide range of potential target components of finger deposits. Sequential or Parallel The object in a stream may come in a fixed order or not. This class will include lecture, demonstration and hands-on activities to illustrate and practice the concepts presented. In many investigations it is essential to target as many potential components of fingerprints as possible to ensure that nothing is missed.

Nor can the identification specialist know which impressions will be crucial to a case. An identification specialist cannot know in advance, the unique combination of fingerprint components present in the exhibits that will challenge him/her.

The purpose of this technology transition workshop is to provide the student with an understanding of sequential processing for crime scene exhibits in general, and documents in particular.
#Sequential processing series#
