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WorksheetsFingerprinting Revew
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Loops are the most common form of fingerprints.
True
False
There is only one method that can be used to collect fingerprints from a crime scene.
True
False
Which of the following type of fingerprint is show here?
Whorl
Arch
Loop
Delta
The use of fingerprint identification is not perfect because
The current technology depends on humans to input and analyze the information and humans make mistakes.
Many people have the exact same fingerprints.
People can easily change their fingerprints
AFIS shuts down from time to time making it hard for forensic examiners to use.
Fingerprints are considered to be a form of class evidence.
True
False
It is necessary to obtain a full print from a crime scene in order for it to be used as evidence.
True
False
Fingerprints are a result of oil and secretions that are transferred to a surface by the ridges of one’s finger.
True
False
Plastic/Impression prints are dusted in order to identify ridge patterns.
True
False
With the aid of CODIS, it is possible to obtain a “match” of a fingerprint.
True
False
The lines on a fingerprint are known as
Medullas
Deltas
Cores
Ridges
Fingerprints are formed
After birth
Approx. 2 years after birth
During Pregnancy
During birth
Fingerprints that are actual indentations left on a soft material such as putty or clay are referred to as
Plastic/Impression Prints
Latent prints
Patent prints
Visible prints
A fingerprint examiner looks for similar minutiae patterns between a suspect print and a crime scene print.
True
False
What does AFIS stand for?
Automated Fingerprinting Insurance System
Automatic Fingerprint Identification System
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
All Fingerprint Involved System
Which is NOT a method of collecting fingerprints?
Amino Acid Testing
Iodine Fuming
Ninhydrin Chemical Reaction
Superglue Fuming
RUVIS is
Reflected Ultraviolet Imagine Service
Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging System
Refraction Understanding Images Service
Revolution Understanding Imaging System
Glue fuming is a fingerprint extracting method that using chemical reactions to make prints visible.
True
False
(a) prints are made by fingers touching a surface after their ridges have been in contact with a colored material.
(a) prints are ridge prints left in soft materials
(a) prints are invisible prints left behind by clear oil on the fingertips
Which are the most difficult prints to find at a crime scene?
Latent prints
Visible prints
Plastic prints
Impressions
What is the most reliable evidence when looking at identical twins as suspects?
Fingerprints
DNA
Hair and Fibers
Eye witness account
A (a) print is when you do not have a full print.
