History
Fingerprints are these type of characteristics.
What are individual?
Ridge characteristics called these must match in order for two fingerprints to have a common origin.
What are minutiae?
These are prints that are not visible to the naked eye.
What are latent prints?
This main function of biometrics is used to identify someone out of crowd and is used to find fugitives and terrorist suspects.
What is biometric matching or verification?
This is the least accurate physiological biometric used because clothing and hair can throw it off.
What is facial recognition?
French police expert Alphonse Bertillon created this system of body measurements to help identify and classify people.
What is anthropometry?
These are the three general ridge patterns of fingerprints.
What are loops, arches and whorls?
This method of developing a latent print is best for a hard, non porous surface.
What is dusting with powder?
This function of biometrics is used to distinguish individuals by a specific trait a person has and comparing is to a database.
What is biometric identification?
This colorful part of the eye is made of many different muscle tissues that are unique in pattern to each individual.
What is the iris?
This country was one of the first to use fingerprints. They used them to sign legal documents.
What is China?
This database is used to find a potential match when a fingerprint is recovered at a crime scene.
What is AFIS or IAFIS?
This chemical reagent is used to develop latent prints on porous surfaces such as paper. It reacts with the amino acids in your sweat.
What is ninhydrin?
These are the two groups of biometrics.
What are physiological and behavioral?
The first process that each biometric system must perform is known as this
What is the enrollment process?
This Englishman convinced the British government to use fingerprints to identify and classify people.
Who is Galton?
This person is ultimately responsible for making a positive match when comparing two fingerprints.
Who is the latent print examiner, forensic fingerprint expert?
This method of developing latent prints can be used on metals, tape and plastic bags. It's also great for enclosed places like a car.
What is superglue fuming?
This is the oldest physiological biometric used.
What are fingerprints?
This database is comprised of multiple biometrics and as of 2014 has replaced IAFIS.
What is NGI?
This governmental agency has the largest collection of fingerprints in the world.
What is the FBI?
This is the least common of general ridge patterns.
What is arch?
A forensic scientist should do this before trying to lift a print that has been developed.
What is photograph the print?
This is the most commonly used behavioral biometric.
What is handwriting?
The use of these is one of the main causes of stolen account and information in computer systems.
What are weak passwords?