Fingerprints
What is a delta?
A delta is a triangular shape on a fingerprint
Can you lift up footprints.
Yes - plaster or through paper lifting
When is Graphology most likely used?
When a criminal has left a note or something handwritten.
What places are the easiest to find animal tracks?
Snow, and mud.
This track is skinny, there is one set of tracks, and is not deep. What mode of transportation does this track belongs to?
Bike
What are the THREE main fingerprints?
Whorl, Loop, and Arch
what are the four characteristics you need to have for footprints?
size, shape, tread pattern, and individual characteristics
What is graphology
The study of handwriting and matching them/ analysis of handwriting.
If a track has a concave heel pad, the animal is most likely a...
Canine
On a car there is a little bar in the rubber, what is that bar used for?
It is used to measure the wear of the tire
What is it called if there are more than two fingerprints in one?
Composite
how can we determine the persons weight by looking at a footprint?
You can determine the wiehgt by looking at how deep the footprint is.
What characteristics do you need to look for when you are looking at spacing?
If the spaces are large or small
Explain what gait is.
Gait is the way an animal walks, examples of gait include loping, galloping, and pace walkers.
What does the tire tread show?
the design of the tire
What is a bifurcation?
When a ridge splits into two
How long is the stride when when walking
pretty short
What is a characteristic of a pen you need to look for in Graphology?
The amount of ink in the pen and colour of pen.
Explain what rabbit tracks look like.
2 large back feet, smaller front feet.
What is the difference between tire track and tire tread?
Tire track is showing the direction and movement of the car, and the tire tread is the design on the tire.
What is an island?
A short ridge in the pattern that isn't connected to anything
When running which part of the foot is pushed in the dirt,mud,ect the deepest?
The toe
What are 9 characteristics that handwriting has?
Slant, connection, loop, pressure, dotting, letter size, baselines, crossing of letters, Style, type of writing tool used, and word spacing,
What would you observe about a dog's animal print?
Sharp points at the end, four ovals, one big slightly concaved shape. (it says observation, not an inference)
What types of materials is it best to find tracks in?
Acceptable answers: mud, snow, dirt etc.