CURRICULUM VITAE
David Ashley James Charlton
Age: 49
Born: 18th April 1963
01323 501708 (Home)
07785 531749 (Mobile)
http://www.aridgetoofar.com
Do I require a work permit to work in the UK? No
Do I have a current driving licence? Yes
Am I a Job Share applicant? No
Current Post Held:
Senior Fingerprint Officer: Scientific Support Services
From 1st May 2000 to Present
Sussex Police
Sussex House
Hollingbury
Brighton
Notice required One Month
Sussex Police employs approximately 5000 staff.
Qualifications:
PhD (Forensic Science)…Title: An Industrial Revolution for Fingerprint Science? The Impact of Cognition and Human Factors on Fingerprint Examiners: Implications for the Use of Fingerprint Examiner Expertise and Administration within Law Enforcement…Pending Thesis Submission July 2011 (Bournemouth University)
UK Nationally Registered Fingerprint Expert
Fully Trained Crime Scene Examiner
Undergraduate Diploma Kings College University of London (Fingerprint Science and Crime Scene Examination)
Advanced Ridgeology Specialist
Professional Positions:
Senior Latent Print Examiner.
Crime Scene Coordinator
Fellow of the Fingerprint Society.
Active Member of the International Association for Identification.
Former Editor of Fingerprint Whorld (Fingerprint Society educational journal)
Member of the Journal for Forensic Identification editorial board.
Member of the IAI latent print sub-committee.
Appointed to ICARIS (International Centre for Advanced Research in Identification Science) which is funded by an EPSRC call for research into Prevention and Detection of Crime.
Member of the National Fingerprint Board working party assessing probabilistic approaches to fingerprint evidence analysis.
Permanent member of the US based NIST/NIJ expert working group on human factors in latent print analysis.
Awards:
Awarded the British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic
Psychology Junior prize 2006. This prize is reserved for those
commencing or at the early stages of an academic career related to forensic psychology and is specifically awarded for outstanding research produced and published.
Awarded the ACPO/SSM Conference research bursary for 2008/9
Book Chapters
Charlton D (2008), Chapter…..Finding latent prints at crime scenes, Book Crime Scene Management…Wiley Publishing Group.
Charlton D, Galloway V (2006), Chapter…. Identification of latent fingerprints, Book…Forensic Human Identification An Introduction, BAHID, CRC Press.
Papers:
Dror I E, Champod C, Langenburg G , Charlton D, Hunt H and Rosenthal R: (2010) Cognitive issues in fingerprint analysis: Inter- and intra-expert consistency and the effect of a ‘target’ comparison, Forensic Sci. Int. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.10.013
Charlton, D., Fraser-Mackenzie, P., and Dror, I. E. (2010). Emotional Experiences and Motivating Factors Associated with Fingerprint Analysis. Journal of Forensics Sciences, 55 (3).
Fraser-Mackenzie P, Dror I E, Charlton D, Sung Ming-Chien and Johnson J. (2009) Bounded Quantitative Judgments: Cognitive Distortions in the Evaluation of Forensic Evidence, Investment Performance, and Alternative Gambles. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (Submitted)
Charlton, D. (2008) Group Networks and Dynamics Associated with Forensic Fingerprint Analysis and Decision-Making. Identfication Canada (2008).
Dror, I E, Charlton D. 2007: The Psychology of Police Performance and Decision Making: Police Professional.
Dror, I.E. & Charlton, D., 2007, “Improving perception and judgment: ‘An examination of expert performance” Fingerprint Whorld Vol 33 No 129
Dror, I.E. & Charlton, D., 2007, “Methodological and conceptual problems in measuring and enhancing expert performance”. Fingerprint Whorld Vol 33 No 129
Charlton, D., Del Manso, H., and Dror, I.E. (2007). Expert error: The mind trap. Fingerprint Whorld, 33, 151-155.
Charlton D. (2006), Forensic Expertise and Self Trust, Forensic Update (Division of Forensic Psychology), The British Psychological Society, Number 87. 14-19.
Dror.I.E, Charlton.D (2006).
Why Experts Make Errors
Journal of Forensic Identification, 56, (4), 600-616
Dror, I.E., Charlton, D., & Peron A. (2006). Contextual information renders
experts vulnerable to making erroneous identifications. Forensic Science
International, 156 (1), 74-78.
Dror, I.E., Peron, A., Hind, S., & Charlton, D. (2005). When emotions get the better of us: The effect of contextual top-down processing on matching fingerprints. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 19(6), 799-809.
Print to Mark searching statistical analysis of AFIS efficiency 2003
AFIS miss rate analysis at Scotland Yard Fingerprint Bureau 2000
Application of Digital Technology in Crime Scene Examination 1999
Presentations:
International Association for Identification Miami, Florida 2002: Ethics in Forensics (Summing up Speech)
Rocky Mountain Division of the IAI , Breckenridge, Colorado 2003: Terrorism through the ages.
Charlton D, Ethics and morals in biometric science, (2003), Association for Biometrics AGM, London.
Royal Society Edinburgh 2004: The Reliability of Fingerprint Evidence.
Dror, I. E., Charlton, D., & Peron, A.E. (2004). Evaluating ‘scientific’ evidence for the court: What contributing factors are really involved in fingerprint identification. International Centre for Advanced Research in Identification Science (ICARIS). Sheffield.
Dror, I. E., Peron, A.E., & Charlton, D. (2004). Psychological factors involved in fingerprint identification. Autumn Conference of the Forensic Science Society.
Charlton, D., Peron, A.E., & Dror, I. E., (2004). The interplay of perceptual and cognitive elements in fingerprint identification: When higher-level cognition can facilitate or hinder fingerprint matching. International Biometric Society, British Region Annual Meeting. Royal Statistical Society, London.
Peron, A.E., Dror, I. E., Hind, S.L, & Charlton, D. (2004). Decision making processes involved in fingerprint identification: The influence of emotional context on finding a match. 14th International Forensic Science Symposium.
Charlton D, The History of Fingerprints (2004), NEC Corporate event. The launch of the new laptop fingerprints reader, London.
Dror, I. E., Charlton, D. (2005). The vulnerability of fingerprint science and potential pitfalls in the identification process. How can they be addressed and overcome? Fingerprint Society Lectures. Brighton.
Charlton D, (2005), Anatomy of a Tsunami and the DVI response. Cogent User Group Conference. Washington DC.
Charlton D, (2005), The history of Fingerprint Science and it’s effect on the future of biometrics. Royal Society Medicine, London.
Charlton D, (2006), Logistical and technical issues when dealing with mass disaster. International Symposium on Advances in Fingerprint Technology. University of Delhi, India.
Charlton D, (2006), McKie to Mayfield…a journey to extinction for latent print examination as a reliable science? Or an opportunity to reinforce it’s validity. International Symposium on Fingerprint science. De-Paul University of Law, Chicago, USA.
Charlton D, (2007), Is the Number Up for Fingerprint Science? (The Motivations of a Fingerprint Examiner). CIS Educational Conference Montreal, Canada.
Charlton D, (2008), The ‘Wahey’ Moment (The Motivations of Forensic Examiners). The 2008 National Laboratories Conference, Manchester, UK.
Charlton D, (2009), How to Lose Friends and Influence People: The Motivations of a Fingerprint Examiner and the Importance of Speaking Your Mind, Fingerprint Society Lectures, Manchester, UK.
Charlton D, (2009), The Motivations of a Fingerprint Examiner and the Importance of Speaking Your Mind, Scientific Support Manager’s Conference, Tewksbury, UK.
Charlton D, Dror I E, (2010), Competency of Fingerprint Examiners: How Do We Assess Competence? First We Have To Know We Are Asking The Right Questions!, Interpol 6th International Symposium, Lyon.
Charlton D, (2010), The Standards of Expediency, Presentation as part of a panel discussion on forensic standards. Fingerprint Society Lectures, University College London, UK.
Charlton D, (2010), Trust Me, I’m an Expert, Presentation to MSc Forensic Science Group, Bournemouth University, UK.
Charlton D, (2010), Beware Sherlock Holmes, Seeing is not always believing, Presentation to MSc Forensic Science Group, Bournemouth University, UK.
Charlton D, (2011), The Asian Tsunami, Presentation to MSc Forensic Science Group, Bournemouth University, UK.
Charlton D, (2011), Forensic Science From Clay to Silicon: 2000 Years of Biometric Identification, Presentation to MSc Forensic Science Group, Bournemouth University, UK.
Charlton D, (2011), Fingerprint Age Determination: Is there any hope of reaching this Holy Grail? Presentation to MSc Forensic Science Group, Bournemouth University, UK.
Charlton D, (2011), An Industrial Revolution for Fingerprint Science?
The Impact of Cognition and Human Factors on Fingerprint Examiners: Implications for the Use of Fingerprint Examiner Expertise and Administration within Law Enforcement. Presentation to Postgraduate Research Conference, Bournemouth University, UK.
Charlton D, (2011), AFIS Searching Strategies (I Never Liked That Pattern Anyway), Presentation to the Cogent User Group International (CUGI) Conference, Mashantucket, CT, US.
Charlton D, (2011), An Industrial Revolution for Fingerprint Science?
The Impact of Cognition and Human Factors on Fingerprint Examiners: Implications for the Use of Fingerprint Examiner Expertise and Administration within Law Enforcement. Presentation to Forensic Science Advisory Council (FSAC), Home Office, The Forensic Regulator’s Office, London UK.
Workshops:
Charlton D, Dror I.E (2007) Understanding Psychological influences in decision making in the forensic and policing environment. Hampshire Police Forensic Unit.
Charlton D, Dror I.E (2007) Understanding Psychological influences in decision making in the forensic and policing environment. Greater Manchester Police Forensic Unit.
Funded Research Projects:
· Department of Justice (DoJ) /National Institute of Justice (NIJ): "Forensic Expert Error as a Function of Visual Complexity and Cognitive Difficulty" (2010-2012)
· "Quantified Assessment of Technological Contextual Information on Accuracy and Reliability of Forensic Decision Making" (2010-2011).
· National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): "Personnel Selection and Evaluation Tools for Forensic Science Managers" (2009-2011).
Research Interests:
I am interested in motivation and decision making, plus knowledge acquisition & expertise within the sphere of real world fingerprint examiners. Working closely with Dr Itiel Dror, I conduct applied research in human cognition and I am interested in the interaction between humans, expertise and technology.
Appointed to ICARIS (International Centre for Advanced Research in Identification Science) which is funded by an EPSRC call for research into Prevention and Detection of Crime. The network's mission is to undertake internationally leading interdisciplinary research in human identification. The Centre is the only one of its type in the world. Its members are comprised of a wide range of experts from many fields, including: micro-reactor technology, DNA profiling, facial identification, non-facial biometrics, biometric computation, and the psychological, legal, and ethical issues related to crime.
Objectives
· To develop a collaborative research networks that will provide a launch pad for novel interdisciplinary research in human identification
· to steer research toward the goals of key partners active in the Criminal Justice System
· to target cross-disciplinary research at priority areas such as volume crime, high crime areas, secure access points, terrorism and bio terrorism, identity fraud and identity theft
· to foster national and international collaboration with academic, public, and private partners
· To promote the transfer of technologies to socially valuable application areas in the Prevention and Detection of Crime
Work History:
1987-2000
Metropolitan Police Fingerprint Bureau…Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police Crime Scene Investigator…Scotland Yard
1995-1999
Seconded to Police IT Organisation UK Home Office (NAFIS…National Automated Fingerprint Identification System, development and benchmarking)
2000-2005
Sussex Police Senior Latent Print Examiner and Crime scene co-ordinator.
2005-2007
Sussex Police Scientific Support Projects Manager.
2007-Present
Sussex Police Senior Latent Print Examiner and Crime scene co-ordinator.
I am a fully qualified fingerprint expert and am on the UK National register of fingerprint experts.
Skills Profile:
As a Nationally registered Fingerprint Expert, I have a prime responsibility to maintain and to expand upon my knowledge of fingerprint and forensic identification.
I have gained considerable experience of fingerprint theory and practice. I have detailed knowledge of the working practices and procedures for ten print processing, as well as searching of latent impressions against the National Fingerprint Collection. I worked within the National Fingerprint Office at New Scotland Yard.
Seconded to the NAFIS (National Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Implementation Team, I was tasked with the stress testing and benchmarking of the functionality of NAFIS. This included the detailed review of reports and documentation, as well as the need to document and record findings. I have written several papers which have been published and sent to the Police Information Technology Organisation, including and in depth analysis of NAFIS search ‘ misses’, and an impact analysis of the effect that faint ten print impressions would have on the NAFIS AFR searching algorithms. Employed in a consultative basis, I advised on technical fingerprint matters and on fingerprint bureaux working practices and procedures. This required extensive liaison with other Police Forces, as well as Police Officials up to ACPO (Association of Chief Police Officers) rank, in addition to Fingerprint Bureaux Department Chiefs, and Scientific Support Managers. I worked on many projects associated with NAFIS and Automated Fingerprint Retrieval in general, including developmental work for the NAFIS Human Computer Interface (HCI), AFR (Automated Fingerprint Recognition) accuracy, and an assessment of the throughput of work through the NAFIS system as projected by Modelling and Simulation. All these tasks required the collection and analysing of recorded data, which involved extensive domestic and International travel, to bureaux, the FBI in Washington DC, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Ohio, as well as vendors of AFR technology in the USA and Europe. I was also asked to contribute to other programmes, including an analysis of the effects of NAFIS on the overall Criminal Justice System, and development of the NAFIS Service Level Agreement and contractual obligations between PITO (Police IT Organisation), Bureaux and the Systems Integrator TRW.
I currently work operationally within the Sussex Fingerprint Bureau in the UK.
In my capacity as a senior fingerprint expert working on latent mark searching, I manage 8 staff and consult on budget management and use of resources to maximise cost efficiency. The work associated with management of specialist teams involves meticulous attention to detail and the need to work to tight deadlines, often under considerable pressure. I have also completed duty tours as a fully qualified crime scene examiner, and have a broad knowledge of crime scene examination skills. I have worked as a scene examiner at many inner London locations. In the past, I have represented the Metropolitan Police, presenting displays and liasing with various VIPs, including MPs and The Royal Family.
Most recently I have worked closely with the IDENT 1 Project Team through the Sussex Fingerprint Bureau to develop and run tests and trials associated with the use of NAFIS functionality, specifically Print to Mark searching. The results of this trial were published and concluded in a lecture series with PITO to regional NAFIS User Groups around the UK, as well as to the National Live Scan User Group.
Recent Work History:
Working to the Scientific Support Manager and the Head of HQ CID I lead ongoing development of the strategic direction for Sussex Police Scientific Support services. Using business and simulation modelling to formulate proposals for both local and wider regional development of scientific support services, I have provided business cases to evidence proposals which have included full budgetary financial planning outlooks to assess business benefits against proposed changes. I am an experienced change manager who has co-ordinated many projects over the course of time in post.
Recent Projects:
· Lead Change Manager to design a restructuring programme for laboratory and imaging services within HQCID. Engaged in consultation, negotiation with staff and HR, as well as assess performance criteria for delivering a successful outcome.