SWGFAST "Identification Criteria"
Under its "Quality Assurance Guidelines for Latent Print Examiners"/ "Standards for Conclusion", SWGFAST addresses its criteria for Individualizations under Part I. Individualization ; Section 1.2 Basic Principles:
1.2.1
"There is no scientific basis for requiring that a predetermined number of corresponding friction ridge details be present in two impressions in order to effect individualization."
1.2.1
"There is no scientific basis for requiring that a predetermined number of corresponding friction ridge details be present in two impressions in order to effect individualization."