Finger Print ID
Lifting Prints
Who's Who?
Crime Scene Photography
Potpourri
100
What are the three types of finger print?
(Bonus points if you can name them in order of how common they are)
Loop, Whorl, Arch
100
What is used to "lift" a fingerprint off of a surface?
Clear tape
100
Who created the "Forensics in a Nutshell" dioramas?
Frances Glessner Lee
100
What does a poorly exposed picture look like?
It is either too bright or too dark.
100
Name the three core sciences that make up forensics.
Biology, chemistry, and physics.
200
What pattern is this an example of?
Loop
200
Name three ways that one can lift LATENT finger prints
Cyanoacrilate fuming, Ninhydrin, Iodine fuming, Silver-nitrate, powders.
200
What literary contribution did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle make to the field of forensics?
Sherlock Holmes
200
What does a poorly focused picture look like?
Blurry
200
What is another name for testimonial evidence?
Direct Evidence
300
What are the triangles formed by fingerprint ridges referred to as?
Deltas
300
A bloody finger print is left on a windshield. What TYPE of finger print is this?
Patent fingerprint
300
What is Locard's Principle of Exchange?
"once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur"
An individual will always leave something at a crime scene, and take something from the crime scene away with them.
300
What reference is important to include when taking pictures of evidence?
Scale/Size
300
What are the two types of Physical evidence? Define them.
Individual evidence can be traced back to an individual person or object.
Class evidence can be traced back to a group of people or objects.
400
Identify 5 different minutiae on this fingerprint:
Good Job!
400
A fingerprint is left in a stick of butter after a scuffle at a diner. What type of finger print is this?
Plastic.
400
Who pioneered the science of Anthopometry? (And used it to capture the suspect who stole the Mona Lisa in 1911)
Alphonse Bertillon
400
What are the TWO necessary qualities of a photo that is being used as evidence in a court of law?
Fair and Accurate
400
How many matching minutiae does the US federal court require for a fingerprint to be admissible as evidence in court?
6 to 8
500
What is another name for fingerprinting?
Dactyloscopy
500
Which method of lifting fingerprints reacts with amino acids to create a purple stain.
Ninhydrin reagent
500
Who was the Italian Physicist responsible for developing a simple procedure to determine the blood type of a dried bloodstain?
Leone Lattes
500
How many photos should be taken of the exterior of a car?
21
500
List ALL of the Seven S's of forensics IN ORDER!
- Secure the Scene
- Separate the Witnesses
- Scan the Scene
- See the Scene
- Sketch the Scene
- Search for Evidence
- Secure and Collect Evidence