Fingerprint Analysis and Characterization Team
Western Oregon University

in collaboration with the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division



 Patrick Aldrich, Project Manager
Emma Dutton, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Steve Taylor, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Bryan Dutton, Ph.D., Research Associate
Ryan Stanley, GIS Technician
Sara Hidalgo, Research Assistant
Former Project Staff: Chloe'mae Abbott, Graduate Researcher
Eryn Blehm, Undergarduate Researcher
Nicole McLaughlin, Undergraduate Researcher
Jered Thommen, Undergraduate Programmer


Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon 97361

Ph. 503 838-8206; Fax 503 838-8072
Email: fact@wou.edu
Web: www.wou.edu/fact

Bulletin Board - Check Here for News and Messages

Welcome to the Fingerprint Analysis and Characterization Project at WOU!

A Federally Funded Project by the National Institute of Justice

  • Press Release October 2009 - WOU Faculty Awarded NIJ Research Grant to Conduct Fingerprint Analysis


    FACT Reports, Proposals, and Publications

  • Dutton et al., 2012, Application of Spatial Statistics to Latent Print Identifications: Towards Improved Forensic Science Methodologies, NIJ Sponsored Webinar Presented on June 12 and 21, 2012
  • Stanley et al., 2012, Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis - Part 1: Quantifying Fingerprint Patterns and Minutiae Distributions, Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 23, 2012, Atlanta, GA
  • Aldrich et al., 2012, Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis - Part 2: A Monte Carlo Approach to Estimating Probabilities for Latent Print Identification, Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 23, 2012, Atlanta, GA
  • Hidalgo et al., 2012, A Geometric Morphometric Approach to Fingerprint Analysis, Poster Presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 22, 2012, Atlanta, GA
  • Dutton et al., 2012, Application of Spatial Statistics to Latent Print Identifications, NIJ Symposium Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 21, 2012, Atlanta, GA
  • Dutton et al., 2010, Abstract for Presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 23, 2010, Seattle, WA
  • WOU FACT Proposal (*.pdf): Dutton et al., 2009, National Institute of Justice
  • WOU FACT Project Abstract (*.pdf): Dutton et al., 2009, National Institute of Justice


    Related Literature and Project Notes

  • National Academy of Science Report
  • Link to Secure WOU FACT Reference Library

    Related Web Links

  • National Institute of Justice
  • Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division

    FACT Data Download

    Coming Soon

    Contact Information:

    FACT@WOU
    Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
    Western Oregon University
    345 N. Monmouth Ave.
    Monmouth, Oregon 97361

    Office: Natural Science, NS 104
    Phone:  503-838-9498 (Office)
    Fax:  503-838-8072 (Office)
    E-mail: fact@wou.edu
    Web Page: www.wou.edu/fact
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