In the Crime Lab: Patent, Latent, and Plastic Prints. In The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book by 
Latent Prints/Latent Fingerprints. In Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Revised Edition by Topic 1. Fingerprint Evidence: Current Events
Locate at least two current articles discussing how an offender got caught by fingerprint evidence. Give a brief description of the article, being sure not to use another classmate's posting.
Below are keyword searches to try in the Library news database U.S. Newsstream.
Topic 2. Chemical Methods for Latent Prints
Discuss at least two of the chemical methods used to raise latent prints and advise your classmates on what piece of evidence you would process that way. Be sure to choose a different piece of evidence from your classmates.
Use the resources on this page to help you respond to the discussion topic.
Below are suggested keywords to try on the Find page of this guide and in any of the suggested databases below.
Finding Journal Articles and other Publications
To search for reputable journal articles, search ProQuest Criminal Justice, a subset of ProQuest Central that focuses just on the law enforcement-related journals provided by ProQuest. This helps focus your research and cuts out publication types unlikely to have good info on this topic like newspapers.
Finding Articles in Reference Sources - Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Looking for simple topic overviews? Credo Reference and Gale eBooks are great places to start your research.
Below is a search example displaying results in Credo Reference:
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