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Portrait: As a forensic sketch artist, Jean Curtit uses her talents to give a face to the nameless
Jean Curtit's eye for detail, desire to help others and passion for forensic art have taken her in many directions throughout her life.
From obtaining a degree in chiropractic medicine, to working as a latent fingerprint examiner for the Missouri Highway Patrol Crime Lab, to volunteering as a forensic sketch artist, Curtit has a diversified background - which is useful in her endeavors to help others.
MISSOURI
Crime lab becoming reality
SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER http://www.news-leader.com
05/29/08
Amos Bridges
"...After an hour-long tour of the regional crime lab being built in downtown Springfield, city and county officials on Wednesday treated their counterparts from surrounding communities to a simple meal of sandwiches and cookies.
"Then came the pitch.
"Greene County Prosecutor Darrell Moore extolled the benefits the crime lab will bring to area law enforcement, prosecutors and crime victims in southwest Missouri: Fewer delays. Swifter justice...."
MISSOURI
Officials in dispute over comparing bullets
SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN http://www.semissourian.com
06/01/08
Bridget DiCosmo
"When Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter and detective Branden Caid received information from witnesses that the same gun used in the 1992 homicide of Angela M. Lawless in Benton, Mo., may have been the murder weapon in a 1994 murder-for-hire case, they asked the Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Lab to compare ballistic analysis reports to check for similarities....
"The request was met with resistance when local and state law enforcement agencies became tangled in a dispute..."
IAI Standing Committees (2007 - 2008) 
IAI Position concerning Latent Fingerprint Identification (11-29-07)