Fingerprint Identification

What is the main purpose of fingerprints?

• To provide accurate measure of individual identities

• To categorize and make prints searchable

• To develop methods of finding the needle in a haystack

• To digitize and reduce turnaround time

When did the FBI become the nation's central repository for fingerprints?

• 1924

• 1975

• 1999

• 2005

What was the purpose of digitizing and archiving fingerprints in the mid-70s?

• To handle the massive task of categorizing prints

• To make searches easier and reduce turnaround time

• To develop complex formulas for categorizing prints

• To rely on unusual traits and characteristics

What did fingerprint specialists look for when examining prints?

• Identifying abnormalities in one specific fingerprint

• Matching abnormal aspects in the whole fingerprint

• Matching abnormal aspects in one specific fingerprint

• Identifying abnormalities in the whole fingerprint

How long did it take to process a fingerprint request in 1975?

• 30 to 45 days

• 10 to 12 minutes

• 1 to 2 weeks

• 1 to 2 days

What was the name of the new system that went live in 1999?

• Fingerprint Identification Database

• Criminal Justice Information Services Division

• Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System

• Next Generation Identification System

How many fingerprints can the current system process in a day?

• 62,500

• 63 million

• 183,000

• 300,000

What additional unique individual characteristics will be included in the next generation identification system?

• DNA and quick capture capability

• Iris scan and voice exemplar

• Photographs and fingerprints

• All of the above

Will the advances in biometrics replace reliable fingerprint data?

• No, they will supplement it

• Yes, completely

• No, not anytime soon

• Yes, in the near future

What did Mr. Bush use to determine if a suspect was their man?

• Senior agents' opinions

• Loops and whirls

• Unusual traits and characteristics

• Fingerprint patterns