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Who Can Join?

The short answer is that anybody can join The Fingerprint Society (on acceptance via the application process), though the level of membership is dependent on occupation and experience.

If you hold any of the many and varied roles that encompass fingerprint identification, then we invite you to join The Fingerprint Society.

And of course, we welcome others with a professional interest, including:

As a member you will receive a quarterly journal, namely Fingerprint Whorld, which will be sent to your home or workplace.  Fingerprint Whorld, contains articles on all aspects of fingerprint identification, new and important developments, case studies, employment vacancies and members correspondence.

You will also have the option to attend our Annual Educational Conference and participate at our Annual General Meeting, which are held during March.  This allows you the opportunity to hear interesting and varied lectures and socialise with friends and colleagues from around the world.

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You will be a member of an internationally recognised body, and be able to use the personal title suffixes (MFS / FFS), dependant on your level of membership .

Types of Membership and qualification details

Member - Membership of the Society is open to persons having successfully completed an accredited initial fingerprint course and remaining in fingerprint work whilst employed in the Police or Government Service. However where a Full Member or Fellow is posted to other duties within the Police Service and no longer employed in fingerprint work, he/she will be allowed to retain membership of this Society

Fellow - On achieving the accepted National Standard in his/her country of origin and becoming a  recognised expert in that country’s Law Courts and proving the same to the satisfaction of the Executive Sub-Committee a Member shall become a Fellow and his/her name shall appear on a list drawn up by the Society.

Associate - A person who is not eligible for membership of the Society and has never had full membership but who is interested in the objects of the Society may apply for Associate Membership.

Honorary - Honorary Membership of the Society may be granted to persons giving or who have given valuable service to this Society but who are ineligible for ordinary membership.

For full details regarding benefits and privileges relating to these levels of membership, please refer to our rules.