Investigators possessing highly specialized, technical and analytical forensic investigative skills are assigned to the Latent Print/Crime Scene Section. The investigative and technical support services that the section provides are:

• Certified latent fingerprint analysis
• Classification
• Comparison
   

Other types of forensic processing handled by this section are:

• Crime scene processing
• Photography
• Computer-generated composite imaging

The Forensic Investigations Unit houses the Westchester County Crime Scene Unit and is utilized by the majority of law enforcement agencies throughout Westchester.
 

The Latent Print/Crime Scene Section remains the host site for the county’s Statewide Automated Fingerprint Identification System (SAFIS). The system permits fingerprint examiners to electronically match prints recovered at a crime scene against those of arrested persons on file in the state system.