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John P. Black, CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
John P. Black holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic Chemistry from Ohio University. John has been employed in forensic science since 1991. He has worked for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. John has conducted over 150 training classes throughout the United States, as well as in Africa, Belgium and the United Kingdom. He is recognized by the International Association for Identification (IAI) as a Certified Latent Print Examiner, Certified Footwear Examiner and Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst. He is a former member of the IAI’s Crime Scene Certification Board (2004 – 2009) and also served as a member of SWGFAST (2007 – 2011). He served on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Forensic Identification (2001 – 2013) and on the IAI’s Footwear and Tire Track Examination subcommittee (2010 – 2013). John was awarded Distinguished Member status with the IAI in 2007.
RS&A Courses Taught by John Black
John Black's Publications
John P. Black has been published in the JFI, Wiley and Evidence Technology Magazine. Some of his published articles are included below:
“Is There a Need for 100% Verification (Review) of Latent Print Examination Conclusions?” Journal of Forensic Identification, 2012, 62 (1), 80 – 100.
“Explaining the Concept of Sufficiency to Non-Practitioners” Evidence Technology Magazine, Volume 9, Number 6, Nov.-Dec. 2011, p. 8.
“Friction Ridge Examination (Fingerprints): Evaluating the Extent and Scope of “Verification” in Analysis Comparison Evaluation and Verification (ACE-V).” December 2010. In: WILEY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORENSIC SCIENCE. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester.
“Pilot Study: The Application of ACE-V to Simultaneous (Cluster) Impressions,” Journal of Forensic Identification, 2006, 56 (6), 933 – 971.
“An Interesting Case Involving Footwear Distribution Information,” Journal of Forensic Identification, 2005, 55 (4), 499 – 502