Fingerprint Collection Techniques

What is a basic technique that uses a filament brush?

• Magnetic powder

• Iodine Fuming

• Ninhydrin

• Standard black powder

Which technique uses Super Glue vapors?

• Iodine Fuming

• Cyanoacrylate ester

• Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS)

• Ninhydrin

Which technique describes a tidy but abrasive powder that uses a wand (not a brush).

• Standard black powder

• Magnetic powder

• Fluorescent powder

• Amido black

Which technique binds with amino acids to make a purple-colored print on paper or cardboard surfaces?

• Iodine fuming

• cyanoacrylate fuming

• Ninhydrin

• Physical Developer

Which technique is helpful for producing gray/purple-colored prints on raw (porous) wood surfaces?

• dusting

• Iodine fuming

• superglue fuming

• Silver nitrate

Which technique is particularly helpful on multi-colored, busy or dark surfaces?

• Ninhydrin

• Standard black powder

• Fluorescent powder

• Magnetic powder

Which technique allows investigators to lift fingerprints multiple times?

• Cyanoacrylate fuming

• Iodine Fuming

• Ninhydrin

• Physical Developer

Which technique must be photographed as soon as possible because it fades quickly?

• Silver nitrate

• Iodine fuming

• Ninhydrin

• cyanoacrylate fuming

Which technique develops temporary yellow-brown prints on paper?

• Silver nitrate

• Amido black

• Gentian violet

• Iodine fuming

raw wood, paper and clothing are examples of...

• porous surfaces

• nonporous surfaces