ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007
Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Databases
This standard provides the proper pathways, image requirements, and resources for searching the totality of available antemortem fingerprint databases when attempting to identify an unknown person. It outlines the process which will ensure a complete and proper search of previously obtained fingerprints. By following these proposed best practices, the medicolegal authority's submission will exhaust all possible searches and have the best chance of victim identification through AFIS searches.