Questioned Document Examination (QDE)
Comprehensive forensic examination of questioned documents to determine authenticity, detect alterations, identify the author of handwriting or signatures, and provide expert opinions for judicial and private investigations.
Our services include:
- Handwriting and signature authentication, including authorship identification.
- Physical and chemical examination of paper, inks, and writing instruments.
- Printing process identification and printer examination.
- Ink analysis, including comparative examinations and ink age assessment where applicable.
- Examination of typewritten and mechanically produced documents.
- Detection of alterations, additions, erasures, obliterations, overwriting, and sequence of intersecting strokes.
- Examination and comparison of official stamps and seals.
- Collection of handwriting exemplars for comparative analysis.
- Photocopier and photocopy examinations, including source identification when feasible.
- Comprehensive examination of checks, promissory notes, wills, academic diplomas, identity documents (domestic and foreign), passports, driver’s licenses, vehicle registration certificates, lottery tickets, legal notices, and other questioned documents.
Fingerprint Examination
Technical examination of fingerprints and other friction ridge impressions to support criminal, civil, and private investigations.
Our services include:
- Detection, development, and recovery of latent fingerprints from a wide variety of surfaces using appropriate forensic techniques.
- Examination and comparison of latent fingerprints with known reference impressions.
- Human identification through fingerprint, palmprint, and footprint examination.
- Collection of known fingerprint, palmprint, and footprint exemplars for comparative analysis.
- Classification and analysis of friction ridge impressions in accordance with established forensic methodologies.
- Documentation, preservation, and reporting of fingerprint evidence for judicial and investigative purposes.
Crime Scene Investigation
Professional crime scene examination and evidence documentation to support criminal, civil, and private investigations while preserving the integrity of physical evidence.
Our services include:
- Crime scene assessment and forensic examination.
- Systematic documentation of the scene through forensic photography, videography, and scaled diagrams.
- Identification, documentation, collection, and preservation of biological and non-biological evidence.
- Detection and enhancement of cleaned or latent bloodstains using Bluestar® forensic reagent.
- Packaging, preservation, and transportation of evidence in accordance with established chain of custody protocols.
- Crime scene reconstruction, including event sequence analysis, written reconstruction reports, virtual reconstructions, and 3D scene modeling.
Firearms & Ballistics Examination
Comprehensive forensic examination of firearms, ammunition, ballistic evidence, and toolmarks to support criminal, civil, and private investigations.
Our services include:
Toolmark examination, including the comparison of impressions and marks left by tools on a wide variety of materials and surfaces.Forensic Training
Firearms identification and legal classification.
Functional testing and safety evaluation of firearms, including mechanical condition, trigger pull analysis, firing mechanisms, unauthorized modifications, and suitability for firing.
Ammunition examination and compatibility assessment.
Firearms identification through the comparison of bullets and cartridge cases.
Comparative examination of bullets, cartridge cases, and other ballistic evidence.
Reconstruction of shooting incidents, including determination of firing distance, bullet trajectory, impact analysis, number of shots fired, number of shooters, projectile ricochets, shooter position, probable target, and victim position at the time of discharge.
Examination and interpretation of firearm-related injuries, including entrance and exit wounds and projectile paths.