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OSCE Mission trains forensic experts and Kosovo Police officers on examination of fingerprint evidence

3 March 2023
  • Participants practice the preservation of latent print evidence using alternate light sources and utilizing advanced photography techniques, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj)
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  • Experts of the Kosovo Agency on Forensics listen to lectures on development of traces of papillary lines and preservation of evidence, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj)
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  • Discussing chemical and physical methods to use in developing traces of papillary lines with trainer Erdem Kara, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj)
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  • Trainer Erdem Kara, expert on fingerprint development and crime scene investigation, shared his expertise with the participants through lectures, presentations and hands-on exercises, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Özlem Marşan)
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  • Alternate light source used in crime scene investigation, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj)
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  • Practicing use of special cabinets machines that detect and enhance fingerprint evidence from papillary line traces, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj)
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  • Participants practice using the crime light camera in the forensics lab, Prishtinë/Priština, 2 March 2023. (OSCE/Yllka Fetahaj)
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The OSCE Mission in Kosovo delivered a five-day training to 14 officials of the Kosovo Agency on Forensics (KAF) and Kosovo Police (KP) crime scene investigators on the latest forensic techniques and methods used in the examination of crime scene fingerprints.

Participants explored the development of traces of papillary lines and how to enhance and document credible and admissible forensic evidence. They practiced the preservation of evidence using various methods, including alternate light sources and utilizing advanced photography techniques.

Mehrije Arifaj Hajdari, Fingerprint Expert at the Kosovo Agency on Forensics, said that these kinds of trainings are needed so that they can utilize new methods as best as possible. “Keeping up with the latest methods and techniques helps us to professionally handle various evidence and cases we come across in our work,” she said.