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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 Friction Ridge Examiners Comprehensive Latent Print Comparison Introduction to Fingerprint Science and Tenprints |
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 National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and is a full member of the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM).
Deborah graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master of Science in Forensic Sciences with an emphasis in Forensic Science Administration from Oklahoma State University. Prior to that she 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. She is also presenting and lecturing on fingerprints at such institutions as Texas Wesleyan University and Remington College, where she serves on the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Criminal Justice Program. Deborah is actively involved in training at various police academies such as the Fort Worth Police Academy and Tarrant County College Police Academy, as well as presenting at various forensic conferences in the United States.
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 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 and administering Lean Six Sigma techniques for the purpose of backlog reduction.
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 National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and is a full member of the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM).
Deborah graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master of Science in Forensic Sciences with an emphasis in Forensic Science Administration from Oklahoma State University. Prior to that she 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. She is also presenting and lecturing on fingerprints at such institutions as Texas Wesleyan University and Remington College, where she serves on the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Criminal Justice Program. Deborah is actively involved in training at various police academies such as the Fort Worth Police Academy and Tarrant County College Police Academy, as well as presenting at various forensic conferences in the United States.
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 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 and administering Lean Six Sigma techniques for the purpose of backlog reduction.