History of Fingerprinting
Who is the Father of Fingerprint Analysis?
What is the most rare fingerprint ridge pattern? Arches, Whorls, and Loops
Arches
True or false? A scar can be used as a point of comparison when looking at fingerprint patterns.
True
True or False? If the ring finger on my right hand is a loop, then my ring finger on my left hand has to be a loop.
False
Fingerprints can be scanned at a resolution of ________ to _______ dots per inch.
500-1000
Who wrote the book Pudd'nhead Wilson?
Mark Twain
What is the system that has more than 70 million computerized fingerprints, mugshots, scars, tattoo photos, etc.
IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System)
What minutiae pattern is drawn on the board?
Answers may vary
In class we took fingerprints, what is the name of the piece of paper we recorded this data on?
10 Card
True or False? Identical twins have a slight chance of developing the same fingerprint.
False
In 1823, how many different distinct fingerpring patterns did Jan Evangelist Purkyn describe?
Nine
When do fingerprints form?
10th week of gestation
What minutiae pattern is drawn on the board?
Answer will vary
What are the 3 basic fingerprint patterns?
Loop, Whorl, and Arch
What country has a 16-point rule when comparing minutiae of 2 fingerprints?
United Kingdom (UK)
Dr. Nehemiah Grew described the patterns he saw on human hands under a microscope in what year?
1684
The development of fingerprints happens in what layer of skin?
Basal
A fork shaped minutiae is also called a ______________.
Bifurcation
What basic fingerprint pattern is Mr. P showing on the board?
Loop
If someone has no hands, what prints could be used next to identify someone?
Toe
“His signature, his physiological autograph, so to speak, and this autograph cannot be counterfeited, nor can he disguise it or hide it away, nor can it become illegible by the wear and mutations of time.” is a quote from what?
Pudd'nhead Wilson
The combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that makes each unique are called _____________. Also known as "ridge characteristics."
Minutiae
How many points of comparison are required in the U.S. when looking at minutiae characteristics in 2 fingerprints
12
What basic fingerprint pattern is Mr. P showing on the board?
Arch
Name one of the 2 most common minutiae patterns
Ridge ending and bifurcation