Camera and lights for photographing evidence in the Latent Print lab at the OSBI Forensic Science Center in Edmond, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Photo by DAVID MCDANIEL, THE OKLAHOMAN.
Analyzes latent print, footwear, and tire impression examination.
Conducts crime scene processing, laboratory processing of evidence, collecting inked impressions of deceased individuals, and comparing unknown impressions to known impressions in order to effect identifications.
Some of the tools utilized in accomplishing these tasks include the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (APHIS), Digital Imaging equipment, and various chemical and physical development techniques.
Jim Stokes
Jim Stokes
Supervisor - Latent Evidence Unit
A graduate of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, in 1992, Jim Stokes joined the OSBI in 1995 where he processed crime scenes and evidence for latent prints. He performed latent print, shoe and tire impression comparisons at OSBI. In Texas, he has worked as a fingerprint technician for the Houston Police Department and a technical investigator at Missouri City, Texas Police Department.
