Fingerprints As Evidence (No Chemical Development or Lighting)

On what type of surfaces are plastic prints typically found?

• Hard surfaces like metal and glass

• Soft surfaces like wet paint, waxes, mud, putty

• Rough surfaces like sandpaper

• Smooth surfaces like polished wood

How are patent prints formed?

• By pressing a dry finger on a surface

• When a material like blood, dirt, or ink is transferred from a finger to a surface

• By heating a surface

• By scratching a surface

What are latent prints formed from?

• Ink and paper

• Natural oils and sweat on the skin

• Paint and canvas

• Dust and dirt

Why are latent prints not easily seen?

• They are too small

• They are transparent

• They are formed from invisible substances

• They are covered by other materials

What must be done to detect latent prints?

• They must be washed

• They must be developed

• They must be photographed

• They must be painted

Which type of sweat glands are found in the friction ridge skin of hands and feet?

• Apocrine sweat glands

• Sebaceous glands

• Eccrine sweat glands

• Ceruminous glands

What remains after the water from eccrine sweat evaporates?

• Only water

• Only salts

• Salts and organic compounds

• Only organic compounds

What are the three ways to develop a latent print?

• Physically, Chemically, Using alternate light

• Mechanically, Biologically, Using heat

• Electrically, Magnetically, Using sound

• Optically, Thermally, Using pressure

A fingerprint will remain _________________________ for the _______________ of the individual.

• unchanged, life

• changing, life

• unchanged, childhood

• different, adult years

What does AFIS stand for?

• 1. Automated Fingerprint Identification System

• 1. American Fingerprint Identification System

• 1. Automated Fingerprint Integration Sequence

• 1. American Fingerprint Integration Sequence