Fingerprint Evidence Consultants

Mr. V C Misra is a leading Forensic Handwriting, Finger Print and Document Examiner with over 21 years of experience. He has solved and given opinion on thousands of cases in India, UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Germany, Italy, France, Russia, South Africa and UAE.

Mr. Misra's Expertise Includes:

• Examination of Handwriting, Signatures, Fraudulent Additions and Alterations
• Approximate Age of Documents
• Photo Static and Scanned Transplantations of Signatures
• Traced, Freehand and Impersonation Forgeries
• Denial of Normal or Disguised (Changed) Signatures
• Anonymous Letters
• Body Writings on Account Opening Forms
• Denial of Withdrawal of Money
• Development of Latent Finger or Palm Prints from the Cheques
• Bank Documents by Ninhydrin (Chemical) Method Used for Impression Sweat on Paper
• Opinions on Folds
• Sequence of Strokes and Distinction Between Inks
• Insertion of Typed or Printed Matter
• Fake Currency Notes
• Credit Card Forgeries
• Identification of Computer Typed Documents
• Fake Seals and Rubber Stamps

Mr. Misra's Expert Opinion is Available in the Following Languages: English; French; German; Russian; Spanish; Hindi; Gujarati; Urdu; Marathi; Regional Languages of India or Abroad.

Clients Include:

Air Force Police Bank of Tokyo Bechtel (India) Bennett & Coleman Birla Soft C.R.P.F. Delhi Police Delhi University Duncan Industries Electrolux I.C.I. Fertilizer IIT New Delhi & Kanpur

Industries & MNC's J & K Bank JNU New Delhi L.I.C. Main Detective Agencies Private Parties Punjab National Bank Skanska Standard Chartered Bank State Bank of India U.P. Financial Corporation U.P. Police

Alan L. Friedman, PhD, specializes is Forensic DNA Analysis. He earned a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences and Cell Biology at the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Litigation Support - Dr. Friedman brings over twenty years of experience translating forensic science into clear, understandable English for attorneys, judges and juries. Testimony in over 60 cases in 9 states as well as Federal Courts. Expert DNA case review, testimony and laboratory witnessing in sexual assaults, homicides, robberies and other major felonies as well as paternity and other civil cases. Accept public defender and court appointments.

Areas of Expertise:

Forensic DNA Forensic Biology Serology and Stain ID Statistical Genetics

Case Review Court Testimony Laboratory Test Witnessing Paternity

David Goodwin, Owner and Director of Fingerprint Associates Ltd., has over 28 years of experience in the field of Fingerprint Analysis. Mr. Goodwin serves as a Consultant / Advisor to those in need of his specialized knowledge. He is Consultant Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University and is registered with the National Policing Improvement Agency (N.P.I.A) as an Expert Advisor. Mr. Goodwin is also a Mentor to the Forensic Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria on behalf of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). He offers advice on how a modern Fingerprint Bureau and Fingerprint Development Laboratory operate and on how to present evidence in a Court of Law.

Mr. Goodwin's background includes 10 years with the Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard, and 18 Years with Northamptonshire Police as the Head of Fingerprint Services. With over 32 years experience in the field of Human Identification, and over 20 years in the planning and running of a modern Fingerprint Bureau and Development Laboratory, Mr. Goodwin has the knowledge and the skills base to undertake consultancy in the following areas:

• Mentoring and Support to New Bureaux and Laboratories Worldwide
• Laboratory Design and Management
• Bureau Management and Quality Issues
• Education Sector

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Francis T. "Jay" Jarvis has over 35 years of experience as a Forensic Scientist, specializing in Forensic Ballistics and Firearms Analysis. Mr. Jarvis has extensive experience in crime laboratory accreditation, having served as an accreditation assessor and as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB), including one year as the Board Chair. 

Consulting Services - Mr. Jarvis offers Crime Lab Assistance services, providing short term backlog reduction on a contractual basis. Due to his extensive experience with laboratory accreditation, he can also provide interim assessments and independent re-analysis of past casework as part of a corrective action following non-conforming testing or when proficiency test results do not meet the expected result. Testing can be performed at his own facility or on-site utilizing client laboratory protocols. 

Mr. Jarvis has been invited to speak at seminars and training sessions around the country on topics related to forensic science. Mr. Jarvis has an avid interest in the history of forensic science. After conducting exhaustive research into the history and development of forensic science in the state of Georgia, Mr. Jarvis published his first book titled Georgia's Crime Doctor - The Story of Herman Jones and the First 20 Years of the Georgia Crime Laboratory. The book details the life of Dr. Herman Jones and his quest to establish a delivery system for forensic services and improve death investigation in Georgia. 

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Alan Bayle is an Independent Consultant and Advisor on all Fingerprint and Forensic Scene Examination matters. He has been an advisor to the ACPO led Project Board for fingerprint training which includesRidgeology and Designing a Ridgeology course for future experts in the United Kingdom.

From August 1996 until May 2001, Mr. Bayle lectured at the Scientific Support College for the Metropolitan Police Training Establishment in Hendon. Subjects included Basic Fingerprint Foundation, Advanced Fingerprint, Cadavers / Chemical, and Forensic Basic Awareness courses. He has researched Forensic Ridgeology (quantitative/qualitative analysis) of finger marks for the last three years, completing evidence and lecturing and advising on all types of latent marks. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia.

Professional Services include:

• Expert Consultant for all aspects of Forensic Science related to Fingerprint Identification and Latent Print Examination
• All aspects dealing with the Identification of Cadavers
• Lecture on Fingerprints including Ridgeology
• Advise on Documentaries or Programs for TV & Radio

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Richard T. Picciochi is a Questioned Document Examiner with over thirty five years of experience in the New York City Police Department Crime Laboratory and in private practice. He is retired from the NYPD Forensic Investigation Division where he was a Detective, Document Examiner and the Technical Supervisor of the Questioned Document Unit. In the course of his career he has examined thousands of disputed signature, handwriting and document cases, participated in numerous high profile investigations and testified in trials including the "Zodiac" homicides and the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Mr. Picciochi possesses a background that integrates the academic sciences, applied forensic sciences and law enforcement investigations. He has earned a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science and has received extensive specialized training in questioned document analysis by the NYPD, the FBI and the United States Secret Service. Mr. Picciochi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE) and was awarded certification upon completion of comprehensive written, practical and oral examinations. He is also a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the International Association for Identification. Mr. Picciochi specializes in the examination of signatures, handwriting and other document problems. He can provide on-site inspections, comprehensive written reports, demonstrative exhibits and expert testimony. Mr. Picciochi will accept civil, criminal and administrative cases and offers his services to both Plaintiff and Defense attorneys.