True or False: The first systematic attempt at personal identification was devised by a French police expert, Alphonse Bertillon.

True or False: In 1892, Francis Galton published his classic textbook, Finger Ridges.

True or False: It is the identity, number, and relative location of minutiae that imparts individuality to a fingerprint.

True or False: This fingerprint would be classified as a plain arch.

True or False: In the primary classification system, after values for all 10 fingers are obtained, they are totaled, and a 2 is added to both the numerator and denominator.

True or False: Visible prints are commonly referred to by crime scene investigators as latent prints.

True or False: Superglue is approximately 98 to 99 percent Ninhydrin, a chemical that interacts with and visualizes a latent fingerprint.

True or False: Physiological biometrics uses physical traits such as fingerprints and hand, iris, retina, and facial scans to identify people.

rue or False: William Herschel used palm prints to sign contracts.

True or False: Henry Fauld suggested in 1880 that skin ridge patterns could be important to identify criminals.

True or False: Sir Edward Henry devised a classification system still used in most Spanish-speaking countries.

True or False: In 1903, when the new fingerprinting system could not distinguish between two men (one Will West and the other William West), it was the tried and true Bertillion system that clearly distinguished them.

The fingerprint classification system used in most English speaking countries was devised by:

Francis Galeton, in writing his textbook on fingerprints, built on the groundbreaking work in this area by:

Under which circumstances have two people been found to have identical fingerprints?

What is the minimum number of ridge characteristics necessary before two fingerprints can be identified as the same?

In the primary classification system, a finger is assigned numerical value if its pattern is a(n):

A primary classification of 3/9 means that there are:

The FBI's IAFIS became fully operational in:

The AFIS _____ determines the degree of _____ between the location and relationship of the minutiae between the questioned fingerprint and those in the database.

Which chemical treatment produces a white-appearing latent print?

Which of the following types of fingerprints are more likely to be found impressed in soft wax?

After successfully visualizing a latent print on an object an investigator should next:

What should be done with lifting tape after "lifting" a fingerprint from a surface?

Among the resources of the Next Generation Imaging (NGI) System, which one contains a database of mugshots with tenprints?

Among the resources of the Next Generation Imaging (NGI) System, which one is a service that notifies agencies of criminal activity of individuals already in the system.

Fingerprints are formed:

The friction skin ridges:

The pores of sweat glands are located in the:

Prints that are NOT readily visible are commonly referred to as:

Which person listed below attempted to destroy his fingerprints with corrosive acid?

Which of the following is NOT true about digital imaging?

The most common ridge pattern is the:

The value of ridge patterns in determining the uniqueness of a fingerprint is _____ the value of type and position of ridge characteristics in determining the uniqueness of a fingerprint?

What item is NOT considered a porous surface?

Sublimation occurs with the use of:

Ninhydrin is used on a latent print to detect:

Physical developer contains:

In which order should chemical treatments to visualize latent prints be performed? 1. Ninhydrin 2. iodine fuming 3. physical developer

Superglue fuming is NOT suitable for use on:

Which substance is a substance for Ninhydrin?

Currently, which of the following is most often used in conjunction with chemically induced fluorescence to visualize latent prints?

The first systematic systematic system of individual classification identification was introduced by:

The fingerprint pattern accounting for only 5% of all known patterns is the:

Protein residues are best developed into fingerprint impressions with:

Which statement is TRUE of a partial fingerprint?

Which of the following is NOT a ridge characteristic of a fingerprint?

A chemical method used for developing prints on nonporous surfaces is:

Chemical methods for developing latent fingerprints must be used in the following sequence:

A point-by-point comparison of a fingerprint's _____ must be demonstrated in order to prove identity.

Computerized fingerprint search systems match prints by comparing the position of _____ and _____.

The image produced from a digital file is composed of numerous square electronic dots called:

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: To emit visible light when exposed to light of a shorter wavelength.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A system of identification of individuals by measurement of parts of the body, developed by Alphonse Bertillon.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A fingerprint impressed in a soft surface.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A fingerprint impressed in a soft surface.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A fingerprint made by oils and/or perspiration; invisible to the naked eye.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A class of fingerprints that includes ridge patterns that are generally rounded or circular and have two deltas.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A technique for visualizing latent fingerprints by exposing them to iodine vapors.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A technique for visualizing latent fingerprints on nonporous surfaces by exposing them to cyanoacrylate vapors.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A class of fingerprints characterized by ridge lines that enter the print from one side and flow out the other side.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A class of fingerprints characterized by ridge lines that enter from one side of the pattern and curve around to exit from the same side of the pattern.

Match the following definitions with there terms from the textbook: A verbal description of a perpetrator’s physical characteristics and dress provided by an eyewitness.