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$42.58-$51.82 hourly / $7,380.00-$8,982.00 monthly / $88,566.40-$107,785.60 yearlyUnder direction performs duties involved in registering, searching, analyzing and identifying fingerprints in the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS); records and logs criminal history; assists other city and county agencies with fingerprint work; provides expert witness testimony in court; and performs related work as required.
The Latent Print Examiner is assigned to the Sheriff’s Office. An employee in this class is proficient in performing ten-print and latent print examinations, comparisons and identifications with minimal supervision. Positions in this class are non-sworn civilian positions within the Sheriff’s Office. This class is distinguished from sworn officer classes in that persons in this class do not carry firearms, do not hold peace officer status and responsibilities and do not undergo peace officer training. The Latent Print Examiner class is distinguished from the Latent Print Examiner Trainee in that the former performs the full range of duties and testifies as an expert witness.
Receives/reviews automated or hard copies of fingerprints; compares fingerprint cards and demographic information for identification purposes; consolidates/purges fingerprint records and jail records as a result of an identification; maintains and files fingerprint cards and fingerprint evidence. Prepares fingerprint cards for automated input into fingerprint databases using specialized California Identification Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (CAL ID) and Santa Cruz County Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) computer equipment; evaluates, prepares and encodes latent crime scene fingerprints/palm prints for automated print analysis using other fingerprint analyzing equipment; photographically enlarges prints enabling systematic tracing of ridge structures and points of minutiae; photographically reduces prints to one-to-one scale; establishes potential identification of individuals from computer generated list of potential candidates; makes positive identification of individuals from the minutiae inherent to each individual; obtains inked or automated fingerprints of adequate quality from suspects, victims and witnesses for subsequent comparison and evidentiary purposes. Operates various computer terminals to collect, maintain and retrieve offender records from several databases; maintains appropriate files as required; maintains communications with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and other identification units. Gives expert testimony in court or formal hearings regarding characteristics of latent fingerprint identification and comparisons. May prepare courtroom displays and exhibits.
Education and Experience/Training:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
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