David R. Ashbaugh
Encyclopedia
David R. Ashbaugh is a Canadian police
officer known for is extensive research on the friction ridge identification, introducing for the first time the use of the term ridgeology in forensic identification and the ACE-V methodology. David Ashbaugh also wrote and published a fundamental and essential reference book for the entire forensic identification community : Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology.
before retiring in 2004. During is career, he served more than twenty years as a certified forensic identification specialist. During his career, he contribute numerous articles to the field magazines and journals and made a lot of training around the world.
, pressure distortion, and more.
Police
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officer known for is extensive research on the friction ridge identification, introducing for the first time the use of the term ridgeology in forensic identification and the ACE-V methodology. David Ashbaugh also wrote and published a fundamental and essential reference book for the entire forensic identification community : Quantitative-Qualitative Friction Ridge Analysis: An Introduction to Basic and Advanced Ridgeology.
Biography
David Ashbaugh was born on 11 March 1946. He worked for more than thirty years at the Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
before retiring in 2004. During is career, he served more than twenty years as a certified forensic identification specialist. During his career, he contribute numerous articles to the field magazines and journals and made a lot of training around the world.
Work
David Ashbaugh made extensive research on the science of fingerprint identification. In the 80’s, he introduced in the field the ACE-V methodology for fingerprint identification, where ACE-V stand for Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Verification. In 1983, Ashbaugh published the first article using the term ridgeology in forensic identification, creating also the terms level 1, level 2, and level 3 detail now in use in the identification community. In 1999, he authored a book treating of ridgeology methods, poroscopy, edgeoscopyEdgeoscopy
Edgeoscopy is a method of identification through the examination of the unique details and characteristics found along the edges of individual fingerprint ridges. These characteristics are the result of the alignment and shape of the individual ridge units and the relationship between them, as well...
, pressure distortion, and more.
Awards
- John A. Dondero Award (International Association for Identification, USA)
- Edward Foster Award (Canadian Identification Society, Can)
- William Donald Dixon Memorial Research and Essay Award (Canadian Identification SocietyCanadian Identification SocietyThe Canadian Identification Society is a bilingual professional non-for-profit fellowship of police officers and civilian members who share interests and employment in crime scene investigation...
) - Meritorious Service Medal (Canadian Government)
- Order of Merit for Police Forces (Canadian Government)
- Commissioner's Commendation for Outstanding Service (Commissioner Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
- Lewis Minshall Award (The Fingerprint Society of the United Kingdom)
- The Good of the Association Award (International Association for IdentificationInternational Association for IdentificationThe International Association for Identification is the largest forensic organization in the world.The IAI was originally formed as the "International Association for Criminal Identification" in October 1915...
) - Canada 125 Medal (Government of Canada)
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal (Government of Canada)
- Distinquished Member (International Association for IdentificationInternational Association for IdentificationThe International Association for Identification is the largest forensic organization in the world.The IAI was originally formed as the "International Association for Criminal Identification" in October 1915...
) - Identification Progress Award (Ontario Police College)