Vocabulary 1
An impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger.
Fingerprint
Pudd’nhead Wilson is a lawyer created by Mark Twain in the novel of the same name, published in November of 1894. In his final address to a jury, Lawyer Wilson exhibits his knowledge of the cutting edge technology of the day,:
a. fingerprints as forensic evidence.
b. blood stains as forensic evidence.
c. firearms as forensic evidence.
d. None of these choices.
a. fingerprints as forensic evidence.
Fingerprints are a result of oil secretions from skin mixing with dirt.
True
wo things a forensic examiner looks for on a fingerprint are the presence of a core and:
a. deltas. c. betas.
b. alphas. d. Omegas.
a. deltas.
This fingerprint pattern resembles a bull's-eye
Whorl
A triangular ridge pattern.
Delta
Fingerprint characteristics are named for their general visual appearance and patterns. These are called:
a. loops. c. arches.
b. whorls. d. All of these choices.
d. All of these choices.
Someone's fingerprint is considered class evidence
False
Fingerprint whorl patterns may be a:
a. plain whorl. c. double loop whorl.
b. central pocket loop whorl. d. All of these choices.
d. All of these choices.
This fingerprint pattern flows up and inward and returns in the direction of the origin.
Loop
A form used to record and preserve a person's fingerprints.
Ten card
Fingerprint collection began in 1856 by:
a. Sir Archibald Hershey.
b. Lady Willamina Herschey.
c. Sir William Herschel.
d. Sir Leroy Hersch.
c. Sir William Herschel.
Similar print or ridge patterns can also be found on your toes.
True
Fingerprint arches may be:
a. plain arches. c. multiple arches.
b. fancy arches. d. singular arches.
a. plain arches.
A center of a loop or whorl.
Core
A hidden fingerprint made visible through powders or other techniques.
Latent Fingerprint
In western culture, the earliest record of the study of the patterns on human hands comes from:
a. 1884. c. 1684.
b. 1784. d. 1634.
c. 1684.
The individual nature of fingerprints has been known for about 1,000 years.
False (it's 2000)
While looking at the basic fingerprint patterns can quickly help eliminate a suspect, in order to positively match a print found at a crime scene to an individual, more is needed. Every individual, including identical twins, has a unique fingerprint due to unique ridge patterns called:
a. small details. c. minutiae.
b. ridge details. d. ridge minutiae.
c. minutiae.
This is a 3-D fingerprint made in a soft material.
Plastic Fingerprint
The combinations of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that make each one unique.
Minutiae
In 1879, the assistant clerk in the records office at the Police Station in Paris created a way to identify criminals. The system was first used in 1883 to identify a repeating offender. His name is:
a. Sir William Herschel.
b. Alphonse Bertillon.
c. Sir William Herschey.
d. Alphonse Herschel.
b. Alphonse Bertillon.
With the aid of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) it is possible to obtain a match within minutes.
False (it can take several hours)
Fingerprints are formed
a) shortly after birth
b) at 5 weeks gestation
c) at 10 weeks gestation
d) at 15 weeks gestation
c) at 10 weeks gestation
This is a visible print that occurs when fingers coated with blood, ink, etc., touch a surface and transfer the pattern of their fingerprint to that surface.
Patent Fingerprint