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Why are fingerprints useful in classification?

They are unique to individuals

What type of print is an indentation left in soft materials such as clay or wax?

PLASTIC

What is the most common general type of fingerprint?

LOOP

What type of minutiae is number 4?

DOT / ISLAND

True or False: You have the same fingerprint patterns on your right and left hand

FALSE

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.

What is the least common type of print where the ridge lines come in on one side and exit the opposite side?

ARCH

What is the name of the pattern shown here?

LOOP (left)

What are the 3 key fingerprint patterns which are used to classify fingerprints?

Arch, loop, & whorl

What type of minutiae is number 3?

BIFURCATION

What are RIDGE CHARACTERISTICS used for?

To individualize fingerprints / link the fingerprint to an individual

What fingerprint pattern is shown here?

ARCH (plain)

What is the name of the pattern shown?

WHORL (plain)

What type of print is not visible but made so by dusting with powders or the use of chemicals?

LATENT