Ridges and Furrows - Digital Image Enhancement

IISI, Ltd. 1146 Walker Rd., Great Falls, VA

Excellent site with links to LatentPro (digital image enhancement software), Evidence Trakker (software program to help ensure the integrity of original digital images) and Images (amazing examples of enhanced images). Also...lots of good stuff to subscribe to including Forensic Newsletter, Law Enforcement Technology and Digital Imaging Magazine.

S.C.A.F.O. (Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers)

Click "The Print" to view get an index of articles.

Articles of interest:

1) "Enhancement" - Volume 12, Issue 2, 1996

2) "Digital Enhancement and Transmission of Latent Prints-Who will set the standards? - Volume 12, Issue 4, 1996

3) "Conviction Through Enhanced Fingerprint Identification" - Volume 10, Issue 2, 1994

British Columbia Supreme Court Case (Canada) - Digital Evidence Challenged

"Reasons for Judgement of the Honourable Mr.Justice Hood" for the case Her Majesty The Queen v. Phillip Thompson Cooper

Forensic Imaging Options - by Herbert L. Blitzer, Executive Director, Institute For Forensic Imaging

This is an excellent article that goes into great detail about the many imaging options available and offers guidance for law enforcement practitioners with respect to these options. It compares traditional film photography to digital and also addresses the issues associated with using digital images as court room exhibits. Case studies include State of California v. Phillip Lee Jackson and State of Washington v. Eric Hayden.

Photographic Evidence... :Digital Photography and the Law (April 1998)

This link goes to the Part 1 - Photographic Evidence. The article was written by

Jol. A. Silversmith, a graduate of Harvard University.

Rod McCarvel - Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA

This site is home to the article - You Won't Believe Your Eyes: Digital Photography as Legal Evidence.

(Click on Books and Articles and then scroll down to Articles by Rod.)

More Hits - A Forensic Image Processing System.

Not only will you find information on digital imaging technology and products but this site has an absolutely awesome forensic links page. There is also a direct link to the actual appeal document for the case State of Washington v. Eric Hayden.

The FBI supported Scientific Working Group on Imaging Technologies

Here you can browse "Definitions and guidelines for the use of Imaging Technologies in the Criminal Justice System" (Version 2.1 - June 8, 1999).

and

The FBI supported Scientific Working Group for Digital Evidence

Science and Technology Committee - Fifth Report - Digital Images as Evidence

Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 3 February 1998. Excellent document. If you don't have time to read it all, be sure and read the introduction (Chap 1) and Summary and Recommendations (Chap 5).

Digital Fingerprints is an outstanding site that goes into great detail on how digital imaging can help solve crime. It outlines the differences between digital images and conventional photographs; shows how 3rd level detail of a fingerprint is achieved using digital enhancement processes; provides the easiest explanation on the Fast Fourier Transform process I have yet to find ... and simply offers an amazing amount of extremely useful information!

Free (Public Licence) image processing and analysis software!!! Many links to some very useful imaging tools. Experiment with FFT and other digital enhancement techniques. Plus...links to commercial software applicable to forensic sciences.

Forensic Imaging Newsletter - interesting articles from D.Barnes homepage. D.Barnes homepage also includes links to IISI, Ltd. and other useful sites.

Image Processing Tool Kit - CD-Rom companion to the Image Processing Handbook produced by Dr. Russ and his son, Chris Russ. This CD includes an interactive tutorial, a comprehensive set of more than 150 Photoshop-compatible plug-ins and image analysis tools.

Dr. John Russ is the author of several standard texts in the field of image analysis, including Forensic Uses of Digital Imaging. Links to many of his books, CD's and other material can be found here. For the nearly twenty years Dr. Russ has taught a Short Course and Workshop on Computer-Assisted Image Analysis and Measurement at the University of North Carolina, in addtion to his many lectures and consulting services..

Legal Ramifications of Digital Imaging in Law Enforcement by Eric C. Berg, Forensic Services Supervisor, City of Tacoma Police Department, Tacoma, Washington

LumenIQ (formerly Limbic Systems, Inc.) Image Intensity Technology

LumenIQ is developing a suite of tools letting forensic and security experts get more intelligence out of image assets. The "ForensicIQ" suite consists of a base platform that displays image intensity values not discernible using unaided vision, combined with complemetary, application-specific appliances.

Current suite components are:

ImageIQ, the base imaging platform

PrintIQ, the fingerprint ID application module

ScriptIQ, the handwriting analysis appliance