Jessica Budrow is an instructor and course developer for Forza Forensics and teaches courses in latent print analysis. She currently works for the Arizona Department of Public Safety in the Latent Print Unit and is a member of the AZ DPS Crime Scene Response Team. Jessica received her General Instructor certification in 2014 and is an Arizona Peace Officer’s Standards & Training certified specialist instructor. She is also an Adjunct Instructor at Phoenix College teaching courses in forensic science and fingerprint analysis. Jessica is a Past-President of the Arizona Identification Council, Arizona’s division of the IAI.

Certifications

  • Certified Latent Print Examiner, International Association for Identification

Education  

  • Bachelors of Science, Criminal Justice & Criminology

  • Certificate of Completion, Evidence Technology

  • Bachelors of Arts, Chemistry

Affiliations

  • Arizona Identification Council, President

  • Arizona Homicide Investigators Association

  • International Association for Identification

Recent Presentations

  • “That’s A Wrap! A case study on visible latent prints found on burned wrapping paper” Western States Joint Conference, 2018

Jessica instructing Plantar Print Analysis at the Peoria Police Department in May 2019.

Jessica instructing Plantar Print Analysis at the Peoria Police Department in May 2019.