This is the entry and first working level in the series. Incumbents assist in performing difficult latent print analyses in the field and/or in the office involving the development, evaluation, comparison, and identification of latent prints from objects of evidence, structures, or other materials. Typical duties include assisting in gathering latent prints and tracing evidence at crime scenes; making impressions of tire tracks, tool marks, footprints, fingerprints, and other latent prints; performing latent fingerprint identification; conducting cold searches against an automated database search; preparing court exhibits; and preparing investigative reports and correspondence. Incumbents may also be assigned to perform latent print analyses relating to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System.