Fingerprint Identification

Which statement is FALSE?

• There is evidence that the Bertillon System was used in ancient Egypt, India, and China.
• The Bertillon System was used in the United States and Europe before fingerprinting replaced it
• The Bertillon System is no longer used today by law enforcement
• In the Bertillon System, sets of measurements were taken of each criminal, and thought to be unique

Classify this fingerprint from a suspect's LEFT hand!

• Tented Arch
• Plain Arch
• Radial Loop
• Ulnar Loop
• Plain Whorl

Classify this fingerprint from a suspect's LEFT hand!

• Plain Whorl
• Plain Arch
• Tented Arch
• Radial Loop
• Ulnar Loop

Classify this fingerprint from a suspect's LEFT hand!

• Plain Arch
• Tented Arch
• Radial Loop
• Ulnar Loop
• Plain Whorl

Classify this fingerprint from a suspect's LEFT hand!

• Radial Loop
• Plain Arch
• Tented Arch
• Ulnar Loop
• Plain Whorl

How many deltas do all loop fingerprints have?

• loops have zero deltas
• loops have one delta
• loops have two deltas
• loops have three deltas

Which of the following wrote a book all about fingerprints?

• Alphonse Bertillon
• Will West
• Francis Galton
• James Andrews

What type of minutiae points is this?

• bifurcation / fork
• hook / spur
• island / dot
• ridge ending
• short ridge

What type of minutiae points is this?

• island / dot
• hook / spur
• ridge ending
• bifurcation / fork
• short ridge

What type of minutiae points is this?

• lake
• hook / spur
• island / dot
• ridge ending
• bifurcation / fork