Fingerprints and Evidence

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

• 200 B.C.

• 1300 A.D.

• 188

• 1870

What is the best definition of anthropometry?

• Using a series of precise body measurements to identify an individual

• Studying culture

• Collecting flowers

• Relating to the existence of humans

Fingerprints have been utilized as a method of identification longer than any other identification method.

• true

• false

Prior to the use of fingerprints, experts would measure the left foot (along with other body parts) for identification methods.

• true

• false

The skeletal system does not grow or change after the age of 20.

• true

• false

Identical twins have the same fingerprints.

• true

• false

Which of the following is most likely a true statement?

• Jim lost his fingerprints after he received first degree burns from touching a hot coffee cup.

• Susan destroyed her fingerprints after poking her finger with a needle while sewing.

• Tina was in a house fire and the pads of her fingers were burned more than 3 mm into the tissue which caused her fingerprints to become unrecognizable

• As a teacher, Jenny did so much grading her fingerprints were worn down so low they no longer have evidentiary value

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

• foot

• palm

• finger

• elbow

Which sequence is identified as epidermis, basal, dermis?

• A, B, C

• B, A, C

• C, B, A

• A, C, B

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about loops?

• They contain one delta opposite from the opening of the loop.

• Loops contain one or more ridges which start on one side of the finger and return to the same side of the finger.

• Loops must have one complete circle which crosses an imaginary line from one delta to another.

• There are two types of loops.