Fingerprint Review

Fingerprint Terminology

100

Invisible, chance impression

Latent Print

200

Visible Print

Patent Print

300

Splitting apart of one ridge into two separate ridges

Bifurcation

400

Ridge with the same height and width

Dot

500

3D print

Plastic Print

NCIC

100

Plain whorl, I

PI

200

Ulnar Loop, 13

13

300

Tented Arch

TT

400

Radial Loop, 14

64

500

Missing or amputated

XX

Fingerprint Development

100

Porous chemical that reacts with amino acids

Ninhydrin

200

Chemical used for fixed items at a scene

Powder

300

What needs to be used to get the chemical reaction to occur with DFO

Heat

400

Type of porous evidence that you cannot use the chemicals on

Thermal Paper

500

One of three chemicals for adhesive processing

Tape Glo, Sticky Side Powder, Gentian/Crystal Violet

Fingerprint Rolling

100

Electronic system used for taking fingerprints

Live-Scan

200

Name of instrument used for postmortem fingerprinting

Postmortem spoon

300

Another name for a fingerprint card

10-print card

400

Electronic system used for storing fingerprint cards for comparison

AFIS

500

Type of prints that capture the full hand

Major Case Prints

Fingerprint Dates

100

Year the FBI established the identification division

1924

200

Year fingerprints were introduced at the World's Fair

1904

300

Year the FBI established the fingerprint division

1933

400

Year the IAI was formed

1915

500

Year the military started using fingerprints

1905