WorksheetsForensics Chapter 6
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Fingerprints are generally considered to be a form of class evidence.
true
false
It is necessary to obtain a full print from a suspect in order to compare his fingerprint with a fingerprint found at the crime scene.
true
false
Plastic prints must be dusted or treated in order to identify the ridge patterns
true
false
It is important to always photograph a fingerprint before you attempt to lift it.
true
false
Fingerprints are formed deep within the dermis layer of the skin.
true
false
IAFIS improves the speed and accuracy of fingerprint searches because it electronically accesses fingerprints from local, state, and national agencies.
true
false
The type of powder used to dust prints will vary depending upon the weather conditions when the print is lifted
true
false
Fingerprints of the left hand are mirror images of the fingerprints on the right hand
true
false
Similar print or ridge patterns can also be found on the toes
true
false
Fingerprints are formed
shortly after birth
at about 2 years of age
at 10 weeks gestation
at conception
Fingerprints that are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay or putty are referred to as
indented fingerprints
patent fingerprints
latent fingerprints
plastic fingerprints
The use of fingerprints in identification is not perfect because
all of these
people can easily change their fingerprints
many people have the exact fingerprints
current technology depends on humans to analyze, humans make mistakes
The presence of two deltas in a fingerprint indicate
its a loop
print has a core
print is a whorl pattern
scar tissue
Fingerprints are a result of oil and secretions from skin mixing with dirt.
true
false
With the launch of the FBI's NGI database, _____.
getting a comparison with a fingerprint found at a crime scene takes 3 months or longer
local, federal, state, tribal, and international law enforcement agencies can submit fingerprints
IAFIS system was shut down and could no longer be accessed by law enforcement
portable scanning units are required to access RISC fingerprint data
Fingerprints are considered _____ evidence in court.
irrefutable
class
individual
capricious
The use of the ten print card began _____.
in 1947
at the end of the 19th century
after World War II
with the advent of biometrics
Computer analysis of fingerprints _____.
examines individual ridges
is used for final fingerprint identifications
requires an entire fingerprint without any smudges
calculates the distances and angles between key minutiae points
A person with a ridge pattern with an accidental whorl ridge pattern has _____.
two separate loop formations and two deltas
ridge pattern entering one side, rising in the center, and exiting the other side
two or more deltas and is a combination of the other patterns
one or more ridges that make a complete spiral
The first fingerprint identification system, _____, was developed in 1980 and used by individual states.
Interstate Photo System
Repository for Individuals of Special Concern
Advanced Fingerprint Identification Technology
Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems
Fingerprints contain _____ that can be chemically analyzed using mass spectrophotometry to reveal information about what a person as touched or consumed.
sweat
dead skin cells
hormones
ribonucleic acid
The fingerprints on a completed ten card are _____ fingerprints.
plastic
patent
latent
lifted
