CJ 3 – Q #4 – CFA #1 – Fingerprints, Impressions, Tool Marks

1.     When was the earliest historical record of using prints as evidence in criminal investigations? 

• A. 200 B.C.

• B. 1300 A.D.

• C. 188 B.C.

• D. 1870

2.     Which of the following is NOT a body part which could be used to identify a suspect based on a print? 

•  A. Foot 

• B. Palm

• C. Finger

• D. Elbow

3. Which of the following is something prints found on a crime scene must have in order to be of evidentiary value?

• A. Full print

• B. Minutiae

• C. Level three details

• D. Loop

4.     Which of the following can be used to create cyanoacrylate fumes? 

• A. White Out

• B. Super glue

• C. Aluminum foil

• D. Plastic wrap

5. Which of the following materials would be best processed using super glue fuming?

• A. Glass

• B. Cardboard

• C. Fabric

• D. Tissue paper

6. Which of the following is NOT a type of fingerprint impression?

• A. Visible prints

• B. Elastic prints

• C. Plastic prints 

• D. Latent prints

7. Which of the following is the proper procedure for collecting visible prints?

• A. Photography

• B. Tape

• C. Powder

• D. Super glue fuming

8. Identify the following Fingerprint:

• Whorl

• Arch

• Loop

• Swirl

9. Identify the following Fingerprint:

• Whorl

• Arch

• Loop

• Swirl

10. Identify the following Fingerprint:

• Whorl

• Arch

• Loop

• Swirl