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Seventh Issue of Emerge Published
Emerge is the regular update for policing and the wider criminal justice community on the work of the SPSA. Emerge is now presented in new interactive PDF format.
Read more…Plans unveilled to speed up forensic support for Scottish police
SPSA Forensic Services has today published proposals to improve the speed, consistency, and cost effectiveness of forensic analysis in Scotland.
Read more…Scots Police Training Revamp puts Emphasis on Hands-On Experience
Scotland’s new police recruits are to complete their formal training faster, and experience more operational time on the streets as part of the largest shake up of probationer training in recent years.
Read more…The ridges of a fingerprint flow into discernable shapes or patterns that can be be sorted into various types. Patterns are the first level of detail used in the identification process and recognition of the various fingerprint patterns are essential to the fingerprint officer.
There are 3 main pattern types named after the general shape they resemble:
