WorksheetsForensics Ch. 15 Fingerprints Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The least common fingerprint pattern is the __________.
loop
whorl
arch
ending ridge
The arch fingerprint pattern does not have this ridge characteristic.
delta
ending ridge
bifurcation
enclosure
What is Livescan?
a body scanner used at airports at the TSA security checkpoints
a device used by an emergency room physician to make sure a patient is alive
an inkless device that captures images of fingerprints and transfers them to AFIS
the original system of fingerprint classification developed by Sir Richard Henry
What was the Henry system of fingerprint classification?
The original fingerprinting system adopted by Scotland Yard in 1901 which converted the ridge patterns on all ten fingers into a series of letters and numbers arranged in the form of a fraction
A system of identification of individuals by measurement of parts of the body developed by Alphonse Bertillion
A loop must have at least one _________.
ridge ending
bifurcation
delta
arch
Whorls have...
no deltas
ridges that enter on one side of the print and exit on the other and no deltas are present
one delta and one or more ridges that enter and leave on the same side
ridge patterns that are generally circular and have at least two deltas
What fingerprint pattern is used to determine the primary classification?
arch
loop
whorl
latent fingerprint
What are latent prints?
fingerprints made by the deposit of oils or perspiration that are invisible to the naked eye
fingerprints made when the finger deposits a visible material such as ink, dirt or blood on a surface
prints made by latex gloves
none of these
Superglue fuming is a technique to develop latent prints off of objects.
True
False
Ninhydrin is a technique to develop latent prints off of surfaces like paper and cardboard
true
false
Choose all the methods of lifting latent prints with brushes or a wand:
Black powder
Fluorescent powder
Magnetic powder
Cyanoacrylate (super glue) fuming
What evidence was critical in the identification of Richard Ramirez as the "Night Stalker"?
eyewitness identification and shoeprint evidence from several crime scenes
fingerprints recovered from a stolen car that were entered into LAPD's new AFIS
DNA evidence left at the crime scene
fingerprints found on jewelry belonging to the victim's at Ramirez's sisters home
Choose the items of evidence that tied James Earl Ray to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
antimony and silver content in the bullets
fingerprints in a Mustang car
fingerprints on a rifle
fingerprints on the rail of the Lorraine Motel
shoe prints outside the rooming house across the street from the Lorraine Motel
For what crime was Brandon Mayfield arrested in 2004 based on fingerprint evidence?
London bus bombings
Commuter train bombings in Spain
Attempting to destroy an American Airlines flight from Paris
World Trade Center bombing in 1993
Identify the fingerprint pattern shown in the image
double loop whorl
tented arch
plain whorl
plain arch
Identify the fingerprint pattern shown in the image
arch
double loop whorl
central pocket whorl
loop
Identify the fingerprint pattern shown in the image
tented arch
ulnar loop
accidental whorl
plain whorl
