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WorksheetsFingerprint Unit
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 43mins
A fingerprint impression in clay would be classified as this type of print.
latent
patent
direct
plastic
Identify the fingerprint pattern shown.
loop
arch
whorl
What pattern of fingerprint is shown?
Loop
Arch
Whorl
What is the name given to the criminal database of fingerprints?
NCIS
NCIC
AFIS
CoDIS
Identify minutiae 'A'
ridge crossing
ridge ending
bifurcation
island
Identify minutiae 'C'
ridge crossing
enclosure
spur
bifurcation
A person's fingerprint characteristics change over time
TRUE
FALSE
If a suspect gets the victim's blood all over his/her hand and then touches the wall on his/her way from the crime scene, which type of print is the suspect likely to leave behind?
latent (hidden)
pliable
patent (visible)
How a print is developed depends on:
The amount of oil
The surface it is on
The skill of the technician
All of the above
What substance is found in superglue that reacts with and visualizes a fingerprint as a hard white deposit?
Iodine
Cyanoacrylate ester
Ninhydrin
Magnetic powder
Which layer of skin do fingerprints form in?
Dermis
Basal layer of Epidermis
Subcutaneous/Fat layer
squamous cells
Fingerprints form during
10th week of pregnancy
40th week of pregnancy
18 months old
3 months old
How can fingerprints be used to determine the gender of an individual?
Fingerprints cannot be used to tell the gender of the individual
The DNA left behind in a fingerprint can be analyzed
Males have more whorls and females are more likely to have arches and loops
You can compare the ratio of amino acids found in the fingerprint
What is the name of this minutiae?
Bifurcation
Splitting Ridge
Delta
Y
What is the name of this minutiae?
Enclosure/Eye
Island
Dot
Bifurcation
What is the most common type of fingerprint? (65%)
Arch
Loop
Whorl
The minutia that looks like a sideways letter Y is a
bridge
spur
bifurcation
short ridge
____________ is the study of the uniqueness of friction ridge structures and their use for personal identification.
Ridgeology
Forensics
Fingerprintology
Cartography
How many deltas are in a whorl?
0
1
2
3
Fingerprints are formed___.
After birth
Approximately 2 years after birth
During pregnancy
During birth
______ is the fingerprint database
NIBIN
CODIS
AFIS
PDQ
What was the purpose of digitizing and archiving fingerprints in the mid-70s?
To handle the massive task of categorizing prints
To make searches easier and reduce turnaround time
To develop complex formulas for categorizing prints
To rely on unusual traits and characteristics
What did fingerprint specialists look for when examining prints?
Identifying abnormalities in one specific fingerprint
Matching abnormal aspects in the whole fingerprint
Matching abnormal aspects in one specific fingerprint
Identifying abnormalities in the whole fingerprint
How long did it take to process a fingerprint request in 1975?
30 to 45 days
10 to 12 minutes
1 to 2 weeks
1 to 2 days
What was the name of the new system that went live in 1999?
Fingerprint Identification Database
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Next Generation Identification System
How many fingerprints can the current system process in a day?
62,500
63 million
183,000
300,000
What additional unique individual characteristics will be included in the next generation identification system?
DNA and quick capture capability
Iris scan and voice exemplar
Photographs and fingerprints
All of the above
Will the advances in biometrics replace reliable fingerprint data?
No, they will supplement it
Yes, completely
No, not anytime soon
Yes, in the near future
What is the main advantage of the Next Generation Identification System over the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System?
It has a larger storage capacity
It includes additional unique individual characteristics
It processes fingerprints faster
All of the above
What was the main challenge in processing fingerprints in 1975?
The lack of advanced technology
The large volume of fingerprints
The difficulty in categorizing prints
All of the above
