Deck 10: Fingerprints and Other Impressions

Question 1

The science of comparison of friction ridge structures such as fingerprints is known as

A) piquerology
B) penology
C) graphology
D) dactyloscopy

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The science of ridge analysis is known as

A) ridgeology
B) dactyloscopy
C) graphology
D) bertilology

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Friction ridges are located where on your body?

A) on the palms of the hands
B) on the bottom of your feet
C) on the tips of your fingers
D) all of these

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which person took credit for Henry Fauld's discoveries concerning fingerprints?

A) Juan Vucetich
B) Charles Darwin
C) Francis Galton
D) Alphonse Bertillion

Question 5

The man who developed the first systematic method of personal identification called anthropometry was

A) Henry Fauld
B) Charles Darwin
C) Francis Galton
D) Alphonse Bertillion

Question 6

Sir Francis Galton categorized fingerprints into which categories?

A) radial, ulnar, and tented
B) arches, loops and whorls
C) plain, double and central pocket
D) arches, loops and accidentals

Question 7

Fingerprints that are normally invisible are known as

A) patent fingerprints
B) plastic fingerprints
C) latent fingerprints
D) matrix fingerprints

Question 8

Fingerprints that are deposited in blood or paint are known as

A) patent fingerprints
B) plastic fingerprints
C) latent fingerprints
D) matrix fingerprints

Question 9

Fingerprints that are formed in soft materials such as putty are known as

A) patent fingerprints
B) plastic fingerprints
C) latent fingerprints
D) matrix fingerprints

Question 10

A fingerprint ridge that splits into two ridges is known as a

A) enclosure
B) bifurcation
C) ending ridge
D) short ridge

Question 11

The characteristics of fingerprints that are used to show that two fingerprints are consistent with each other are collectively called

A) Traits
B) Friction ridges
C) Minutiae
D) papillae

Question 12

Which fingerprint pattern comprise approximately 65% of all fingerprint patterns?

A) arches
B) loops
C) whorls
D) none of these

Question 13

Which fingerprint pattern comprise approximately 30% of all fingerprint patterns?

A) arches
B) loops
C) whorls
D) none of these

Question 14

The oldest chemical method of fuming fingerprints is

A) cyanoacrylate fuming
B) iodine fuming
C) silver nitrate developer
D) ninhydrin spraying

Question 15

The most popular method of fingerprint visualization for developing fingerprints on porous surfaces such as paper is:

A) cyanoacrylate fuming
B) iodine fuming
C) silver nitrate developer
D) ninhydrin spraying

Question 16

Most police agencies now use a computer module to record fingerprints on to a 10 print card. This is called

A) Live record
B) Live scan
C) Digital scan
D) Digital record

Question 17

The fingerprint classification system the FBI uses has its roots in the

A) Henry System
B) Fauld System
C) Bertillion System
D) Galton System

Question 18

The International Association for Identification has ___ levels used in determining friction ridge detail.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 19

Footwear evidence is

A) always class evidence
B) always individual evidence
C) initially individual evidence and over time becomes class evidence
D) initially class evidence and over time becomes individual evidence

Question 20

The transfer of material from the shoe to the surface is known as a

A) negative impression.
B) positive impression
C) reverse impression
D) one dimensional impression

Question 21

Three-dimensional footwear impressions are documented and preserved by

A) Casting only
B) Photographing only
C) Both photographing and casting

Question 22

Two other pieces of information that may assist an investigator with determining other information about tires and the vehicle are the

A) Size and width
B) Brand and serial number
C) Wheelbase and stance
D) Model and year of vehicle