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  • What type of print is an indentation left in soft materials such as clay or wax?
    PLASTIC
  • Match the following THIRD DEGREE minutiae to their correct description: Scars
    An interruption in type line, or the prevailing ridge shape
    The edge of the fingerprint.
    An interruption caused by an injury.
    A shallower friction ridge.
  • What type of minutiae is number 2?
    ENCLOSURE
  • What are RIDGE CHARACTERISTICS used for?
    To individualize fingerprints / link the fingerprint to an individual
  • What type of minutiae is number 3?
    BIFURCATION
  • What fingerprint pattern is shown here?
    ARCH (plain)
  • TRUE or FALSE: A minutiae pattern that looks like a 2 pronged fork is a bifurcation.
    TRUE
  • Describe a LATENT fingerprint
    Not visible to the naked eye. Most common print found at the crime scene.
  • Why are fingerprints useful in classification?
    They are unique to individuals
  • What is the least common type of print where the ridge lines come in on one side and exit the opposite side?
    ARCH
  • Match the following THIRD DEGREE minutiae to their correct description: Breaks
    An interruption caused by an injury.
    The edge of the fingerprint.
    A shallower friction ridge.
    An interruption in type line, or the prevailing ridge shape
  • What type of print is left behind when ink, blood, paint, etc. is transferred from a finger or thumb to a surface?
    Visible
  • True or False: You have the same fingerprint patterns on your right and left hand
    FALSE
  • What are the 3 key fingerprint patterns which are used to classify fingerprints?
    Arch, loop, & whorl
  • What is the most common general type of fingerprint?
    LOOP
  • Match the following THIRD DEGREE minutiae to their correct description: Edge Contour
    A shallower friction ridge
    The edge of the fingerprint
    An interruption caused by an injury.
    An interruption in type line, or the prevailing ridge shape
  • What type of print is not visible but made so by dusting with powders or the use of chemicals?
    LATENT
  • Match the following THIRD DEGREE minutiae to their correct description: Incipient Ridge
    An interruption caused by an injury.
    The edge of the fingerprint
    An interruption in type line, or the prevailing ridge shape
    A shallower friction ridge
  • What type of fingerprint is this? This print can be developed using chemical fuming or using a brush and powder. It's also detected using RUVIS.
    Latent print
  • True or False: Identical twins have the same fingerprints.
    False
  • What type of minutiae is number 4?
    DOT / ISLAND
  • What is the name of the pattern shown?
    WHORL (plain)
  • What is the name of the pattern shown here?
    LOOP (left)
  • What type of minutiae is number 1?
    RIDGE ENDING