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Fingerprint Certification Quiz

Authored by Alexandra Farrington

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12th Grade

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Fingerprint Certification Quiz
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the ACE-V steps with its description.

V - verification

Unknown and known prints are assessed by a second analyst before being sent to law enforcement and lawyers

E - evaluation

Analyst will conclude the prints in question are an identification, exclusion, or inconclusive result

C - comparison

Analyst places prints side by side for assessing similarities in pattern, spacing, minutiae and other details

A - analysis

Assessment of the unknown latent print to determine if it has enough quality and clarity for further investigation

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Match the following term to definition. Types of prints found at a crime scene.

visible at a crime scene (via blood)

Latent print

invisible at a crime scene

Patent print

print in soft impressionable material

Plastic print

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

State how many deltas are present in each fingerprint class Arch, loop, or whorl.

Loop

0 deltas

Arch

2 deltas

Whorl

1 delta

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

Match the letters to the correct minutiae term.

A

Eye

C

short ridge

B

Bifurcation/Fork

E

Ridge Ending

D

Dot

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What chemical method should be used to lift potential latent prints from a coke can?

Silver Nitrate

Ninhydrin

Iodine

Cyanoacrylate fuming

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ninhydrin spray is used on porous surfaces to reveal latent prints by producing a​ (a)   color change.

purple
blackish brown
white
brown-yellow

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of fingerprint pattern is characterized by ridges entering from one side, rising in the center, and exiting the other side?

Loop

Whorl

Arch

Delta

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