Deck 16: Fingerprint Comparisons: Ace-V Methodology

Question 1

the purpose of processing latent prints and collecting known prints is to determine whether they come from a common source.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are the two premises of fingerprint analysis that make latent print identification possible?

Answer 2

a. Uniqueness
b. Persistence

Question 3

What are the three conclusions of a fingerprint comparison?

Answer 3

a. Exclusion
b. Identification
c. Inconclusive

Question 4

What does an identification conclusion indicate?

Question 5

What does "exclusion" mean?

Question 6

What is level one detail?

Question 7

What is the purpose of analyzing level one detail?

Question 8

What is level two detail?

Question 9

level three detail refers to the types and relative locations of minutiae.

Question 10

Is level three detail always visible in latent prints and known prints?

Question 11

level three detail can be used to make an identification.

Question 12

What is ACE-V?

Question 13

What are the qualitative and quantitative aspects of latent print comparisons?

Question 14

during the analysis phase of ACE-V, a Latent Print Examiner examines the ridge flow and overall quality of the latent print.

Question 15

At which stage in ACE-V does a Latent Print Examiner examine the minutiae of a latent print?

Question 16

How is an identification conclusion reached?

Question 17

At what stage in ACE-V does a Latent Prince Examiner make a final determination about the source of the latent print?

Question 18

What is the purpose of the verification stage of ACE-V?

Question 19

How many points must be in agreement before an identification conclusion can be affected?

Question 20

What is the Ne'Urim Declaration?

Question 21

the sufficiency graph represents how many points are necessary to make an identification in circumstances where you either have a good quality or poor quality latent print.

Question 22

What step in the ACE-V process corresponds to the scientific process of peer review?

Question 23

What are the advantages and disadvantages to blind verification?