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WorksheetsFINGERPRINTS!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Anthropometry- distinguishing physical characterstics based on measurements; No two people would have identical meassurements, features, etc...
Galton
Bertillon
Henry
Locard
Which type of print is the most rare?
Recognized the value of fingerprints as INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE- began to organize them based on characterstics and used them to identify patterns and eventually suspects
Bertillon
Galton
Henry
Locard
Primary ID Number based on this print pattern....
arch
loop
whorl
delta
Which TWO print types would the image qualify as?
latent
patent
plastic
Which LAYER of the skin is responsible for making the ridges that form fingerprints?
Dermis
Epidermis
Dermal Papillae
Sebaceous Gland
Sub-characteristics of fingerprints used to identify and match prints to possible suspects.
papillary imprints
patent prints
minutiae
ridge corrolary factors
In the Will / William West Case, what classification technique failed?
fingerprinting
DNA
anthropometry
eyewitness testimony
Check ALL of the following that would be considered MINUTIAE.
bifurcation
island ridge
hook/spur
crossover
loop
Digital system that compares thousands of fingerprints per second. Replaced traditional binders and print cards.
ISIS
EPA
POTUS
AFIS
Type of print that is INVISIBLE and must be dusted with a powder.
latent
patent
plastic
Primary ID Number for someone who DOES NOT HAVE ANY WHORLS.
9/32
1/1
0/0
14/72
Which TWO (2) types of evidence are fingerprints?
class
individual
circumstantial
direct
Study of HAND, FOOT, and PALM prints, including their individual ridge characteristics...
Forensic Print Analysis
Dactyloscopy
Dermal Ridge Analysis
Minutial Correspondence Testing
Classification system based on WHORLS on specific fingers. Allows one to calculate a PRIMARY ID NUMBER. For example, 25% of the population has NO WHORLS...
Bertillon
Henry
Galton
Locard
Which ONE CHEMICAL or SUBSTANCE would NOT be used to enhance a print?
Ninhydrin
Super Glue
Silver Nitrate
Sodium Chloride
For a print to be considered a "match" about how many minutiae or subcharacteristics must be identified?
2-5
20-30
10-12
1
NOT FOUND on ARCHES.
bifurcations
deltas
island ridges
hooks
How should fingerprints be stored/packaged?
paper envelope
ziplock bag
pocket folder
cardboard box with fasteners
In your opinion, what is the MOST IMPORTANT THING your learned in this unit?
that fingerprints are INDIVIDUAL, and more distinct than even DNA
minutiae are needed to positively identify a print
prints from the palm and foot are individual as well
records of print keeping date back to early China, thousands of years ago
even after AFIS finds a "match", a LATENT PRINT EXAMINER must verify it, and may be asked to appear in court and testify during a case
