Fingerprint Analysis Exam

How has technology impacted fingerprint analysis?

• It has made fingerprint analysis less reliable

• It has advanced the world of fingerprint analysis

• It has made fingerprint analysis obsolete

• It has slowed down fingerprint analysis

What is one benefit for law-enforcement officers being able to submit prints at a traffic stop?

• They can analyze fingerprints manually

• They can quickly find people with outstanding arrest warrants

• They can quickly determine guilt in a traffic violation

Explain how the use of the IAFIS national database might improve the efficiency of solving crimes.

• It allows officers to avoid using technology

• It enables quick comparison and identification of fingerprints nationwide

• It eliminates the need for fingerprint evidence

What type of evidence are fingerprints mostly considered?

• Class evidence

• Individual evidence

• Circumstantial evidence

• Physical evidence

How have biometrics impacted the ability to establish one’s identity?

• Made it more difficult

• Had no effect

• Improved it

• Replaced fingerprints entirely

Explain why the use of biometrics, in addition to fingerprints, might be important in establishing a person's identity. Use reasoning based on the information provided.

• Biometrics provide additional methods to confirm identity, making identification more reliable.

• Biometrics are less accurate than fingerprints.

• Biometrics are not accepted in legal cases.

Which civilization used fingerprints and palm prints pressed into clay in the third century B.C.?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Chinese

• Romans

Imagine you are a scribe in ancient Babylon. How would you explain the importance of using fingerprints on clay tablet contracts to someone from another civilization?

• Fingerprints make the tablets look more attractive.

• Fingerprints are used to identify the person who agreed to the contract, making it harder for someone to deny their involvement or for others to forge the contract.

• Fingerprints are used to measure the size of the tablet.

• Fingerprints are a form of ancient currency.

What system replaced manual fingerprint analysis in 1999?

• NGI

• AFIS

• Rap Back

• AI Contract

In 2014, what new features did NGI add for teachers, day care workers, and others so that updated criminal information gets back to the agency who issues licenses and to employers.

• Biometric data and AI contract

• Iris and scars data

• Facial recognition and Rap Back

• Open crimes database