Training courses

Introduction to forensic face examination

Course aims & objectives

This in-person course provides a detailed introduction to forensic face examination and addresses the topics of human and biometric face identification, image quality, facial morphology and facial comparison methods via the following learning objectives:

  • Awareness of the different cognitive processes used to identify familiar and unfamiliar faces

  • Awareness of common use-cases and terminology related to biometric face identification

  • Knowledge of facial feature morphology and associated sub-feature and fine feature detail components

  • Knowledge of common image quality issues encountered in face examination and their impact on facial morphology

  • Knowledge of common subject factors and environmental issues encountered in face examination and their impact on facial morphology

  • Knowledge of common facial image comparison methods and associated limitations

  • Knowledge of case management and quality control procedures relevant to forensic face examination

  • Ability to morphologically analyse, compare and evaluate facial imagery

  • Ability to apply common image processing operations to facial imagery

  • Ability to manage contextual information in forensic face examination cases

  • Ability to apply quality control processes (e.g. blind verification) in forensic face examination

Content

One-to-three days of in-person introductory training on forensic face examination. In-class practical exercises to demonstrate understanding and option online test cases delivered post training, all delivered by experts with over 15 years’ experience in forensic face examination.

 

Prerequisites

Attendees will require a laptop with software for viewing and comparing facial imagery.

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