Leveraging CorelDRAW 12 in Forensic Services: A Case Study on West Haven Police Department
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Computer Vision Software
- Sensors - Lidar & Lazer Scanners
Applicable Industries
- Buildings
- Security & Public Safety
Use Cases
- Clinical Image Analysis
About The Customer
Detective John Brunetti is a seasoned police officer with over 23 years of service in the Forensic Services Division at West Haven Police Department in Connecticut. He has spent 17 of those years focusing on fingerprint analysis and other crime scene investigation techniques. He also teaches a Palm Print Comparison course at the University of New Haven. Detective Brunetti is responsible for investigating crime scenes and presenting the evidence to State’s Attorney Mary Galvin, and other prosecutors in her office. He uses CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 daily in his work to create accurate and easy-to-understand maps and diagrams.
The Challenge
Detective John Brunetti, a seasoned officer with over 23 years of service in the Forensic Services Division at West Haven Police Department in Connecticut, faced the challenge of presenting crime scene evidence in a clear, professional, and understandable manner. This was particularly important when testifying in court, where the jury needed to comprehend the evidence accurately. The challenge was compounded by the complexity of the evidence, which often included partial fingerprints or palm prints, crime scene maps, and bullet trajectories. Furthermore, the evidence needed to be presented in a way that was not unfairly biased, especially when witnesses were asked to identify a suspect from an array of photos.
The Solution
Detective Brunetti turned to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 to address these challenges. He used the Object Manager in CorelDRAW to design crime scene maps, adding each component category on a separate layer. This allowed him to create several map versions by keeping or removing certain elements, such as cars, street names, and house numbers. For fingerprint analysis, he relied on Corel Photo-Paint. When a fingerprint chart was needed for court, he imported the images into CorelDRAW, positioning both prints in the same fashion using guidelines, object anchors, and object rotation handles. He also used the Polyline tool to trace the paths between similar points of unique characteristics in both prints. In a case involving fingerprints on a fire extinguisher, investigators used Corel PHOTO-PAINT to present the evidence more clearly by turning off certain color channels in the image. Corel PHOTO-PAINT was also used to ensure that the process of identifying a suspect from an array of photos was not unfairly biased.
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