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Deborah Smith, CLPE
Specialties
Friction Ridge Analysis (Tenprints/Latents) Police/Laboratory Quality Management Crime Scene/Latent Print Processing TFT Courses Taught Essential Quality Practices for Latent Print Examiners Introduction to Fingerprint Science and Tenprints Comprehensive Latent Print Comparison |
About Deborah Smith
Deborah E. Smith serves as an International Association for Identification (IAI) Certified Latent Print Examiner and the Latent Print Supervisor for the Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory. She is a Certified Technical Assessor for the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and is a full member of the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM).
Deborah graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Government with an emphasis in Legal Studies and a minor in Criminal Justice from Texas Woman’s University and is currently pursuing her Master of Science degree in Forensic Science from Oklahoma State University. She is also presenting and lecturing on fingerprints at such institutions as Texas Wesleyan University and Remington College, where she also serves on the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Criminal Justice Program. Deborah is also actively involved in training at various police academies such as the Fort Worth Police Academy and Tarrant County College Police Academy.
A strong advocate for quality management and assurance, she involves herself in every opportunity to share knowledge and communicate best practices in the field of fingerprints. While Deborah also has experience in crime scene processing and reconstruction, her professional interests focus primarily on the science of fingerprints as well as improving quality management systems. Her current projects include undertaking Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, as well as presenting at various forensic conferences in the United States.
Deborah E. Smith serves as an International Association for Identification (IAI) Certified Latent Print Examiner and the Latent Print Supervisor for the Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory. She is a Certified Technical Assessor for the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and is a full member of the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM).
Deborah graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Government with an emphasis in Legal Studies and a minor in Criminal Justice from Texas Woman’s University and is currently pursuing her Master of Science degree in Forensic Science from Oklahoma State University. She is also presenting and lecturing on fingerprints at such institutions as Texas Wesleyan University and Remington College, where she also serves on the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Criminal Justice Program. Deborah is also actively involved in training at various police academies such as the Fort Worth Police Academy and Tarrant County College Police Academy.
A strong advocate for quality management and assurance, she involves herself in every opportunity to share knowledge and communicate best practices in the field of fingerprints. While Deborah also has experience in crime scene processing and reconstruction, her professional interests focus primarily on the science of fingerprints as well as improving quality management systems. Her current projects include undertaking Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, as well as presenting at various forensic conferences in the United States.