Exam 5,6,9 forensic questions and correct answers

Fingerprints are considered individual evidence. - correct answer True RISC fingerprints make up the majority of fingerprints in the NGI database - correct answer False Ninhydrin, used to visualize latent fingerprints, - correct answer should not be inhaled The ten print card was first used in the 1800s - correct answer True Most fingerprints have a loop pattern. - correct answer True Secretions of the skin - correct answer are a mixture of water, oils, and salts NGI and the use of computer algorithms has improved evidence reliability - correct answer True When visualizing latent fingerprints on wood or Styrofoam, _ - correct answer the object can be dipped or sprayed in silver nitrate Electronic Biometrics Transmission Specifications matches algorithmic patterns in the FBI's AFIT - correct answer False Minutiae patterns - correct answer can have island ridges, spurs, dots, bridges, bifurcations, and broken ridges The accidental whorl ridge pattern - correct answer contains two or more triangular ridge patterns A latent print visualized with cyanoacrylate vapor - correct answer will be a white print