Fingerprint Evidence Practice Q's

What are the three types of fingerprint patterns?

• Whorl, Arch, & Tent
• Whorl, Loop, Arch
• Whorl, Arch Ridge
• Whorl, Arch, Pinchwheel

Which of these is NOT considered a ridge characteristic or point of minutiae?

• enclosure
• core
• eye
• beginning ridge

What is the LEAST common type of print found in the general population?

• Arch
• Loop
• Whorl
• Tented Loop

Other than powder, what is another method of developing latent fingerprints?

• tape
• cyanoacrylate (super glue) fuming
• take a photograph
• Elmer's glue fuming

When are your fingerprints formed?

• when you are born
• in utero before you are born
• at 16 years old
• when you get arrested

Identical twins have the exact same fingerprints.

• True
• False

AFIS is the acronym for...

• Automated Fingerprint Investigation System
• Auto Fingerprinting Identification Shop
• Automated Fingerprint Identification System

What is the most common fingerprint pattern in the general population?

• loop
• arch
• whorl
• tent

What pattern is this? (Right hand)

• Ulnar Loop

• Radial Loop

• Plain Whorl

• Tented Arch

What pattern is this? (Left Hand)

• Radial Loop

• Ulnar Loop

• Plain Whorl

• Plain Arch