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Forensics Chapter 6 Questions and Answers
Fingerprint are a result of oil and secretions from skin mixing with
dirt.
Ans: True
Fingerprints are generally considered to be a form of class
evidence.
Ans: False - Fingerprints are generally considered to be a form of
individual evidence.
It is necessary to obtain a full print from a suspect in order to
compare his fingerprint with a fingerprint found at the crime
scene.
Ans: False
It is important to always photograph a fingerprint before you
attempt to lift it.
Ans: True
Plastic prints must be dusted or treated in order to identify the
ridge patterns
Ans: False
Fingerprints are formed deep within the dermis layer of the skin.
Ans: False
IAFIS improves the speed and accuracy of fingerprint searches
because it electronically accesses fingerprints from local, state,
and national agencies.
Ans: True
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The type of powder used to dust prints will vary depending upon
the weather conditions when the print is lifted.
Ans: False
Fingerprints of the left hand are mirror images of the fingerprints
on the right hand.
Ans: False - Fingerprints on one hand may differ from the fingerprints
on the other.
Similar print or ridge patterns can also be found on the toes
Ans: True
Fingerprints are formed..
Ans: At 10 weeks' gestation (pregnancy)
Fingerprints that are actual indentations left in some soft material
such as clay or putty are referred to as...
Ans: plastic fingerprints
The use of fingerprints in identification is not perfect because...
Ans: The current technology depends on humans to input and analyze
the information, and humans make mistakes.
The presence of two deltas in a fingerprint indicate
Ans: a print is a whorl pattern
What are the steps in taking a ridge count from a fingerprint?
Ans: First locate the delta and the core of the fingerprint. Count the
ridges in between these to locations.
How are fingerprints formed?
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Forensics Chapter 6 Questions and Answers
Fingerprint are a result of oil and secretions from skin mixing with
dirt.
Ans: True
Fingerprints are generally considered to be a form of class
evidence.
Ans: False - Fingerprints are generally considered to be a form of
individual evidence.
It is necessary to obtain a full print from a suspect in order to
compare his fingerprint with a fingerprint found at the crime
scene.
Ans: False
It is important to always photograph a fingerprint before you
attempt to lift it.
Ans: True
Plastic prints must be dusted or treated in order to identify the
ridge patterns
Ans: False
Fingerprints are formed deep within the dermis layer of the skin.
Ans: False
IAFIS improves the speed and accuracy of fingerprint searches
because it electronically accesses fingerprints from local, state,
and national agencies.
Ans: True
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The type of powder used to dust prints will vary depending upon
the weather conditions when the print is lifted.
Ans: False
Fingerprints of the left hand are mirror images of the fingerprints
on the right hand.
Ans: False - Fingerprints on one hand may differ from the fingerprints
on the other.
Similar print or ridge patterns can also be found on the toes
Ans: True
Fingerprints are formed..
Ans: At 10 weeks' gestation (pregnancy)
Fingerprints that are actual indentations left in some soft material
such as clay or putty are referred to as...
Ans: plastic fingerprints
The use of fingerprints in identification is not perfect because...
Ans: The current technology depends on humans to input and analyze
the information, and humans make mistakes.
The presence of two deltas in a fingerprint indicate
Ans: a print is a whorl pattern
What are the steps in taking a ridge count from a fingerprint?
Ans: First locate the delta and the core of the fingerprint. Count the
ridges in between these to locations.
How are fingerprints formed?
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