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National Capital Area Skeptics Promoting Critical Thinking and Scientific Understanding How Much is Enough. How Sure are You. Recent Research on the Foundations of Fingerprint Comparison Decisions Presented by Heidi Eldridge PhD Assistant Professor of Forensic Science and Director of Graduate Studies in Crime Scene Investigations The George Washington University Fingerprints have long been viewed as infallible the gold standard when it comes to criminal identification. But recent critical reports and scrutiny have illuminated the fact that fingerprint science though in use for more than 100 years in the courts never went through the rigorous process of building a scientific foundation that most scientific endeavors must complete as part of their growing pains.