forensicsssss

What happens to the skin after death?

The fatty layer under the skin decomposes

Fingerprint pattern classification (image – Q2)

Whorl;

A component of the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) is called

IBIS;

Which body is MOST likely to have useful fingerprints for identification?

A body found in Texas in the summer

Which statement about fingerprints is TRUE?

Latent fingerprints are examined by trained human examiners (often assisted by computers);

The type and location of minutiae points on a fingerprint are what type of evidence?

Individual evidence;

Which type of evidence CANNOT yield a determination of common origin (single source)?

Single layer paint;

A point-by-point comparison of a fingerprint’s _ must be demonstrated to prove identity

Minutiae;

The first systematic system of individual classification and identification was introduced by

Alphonse Bertillon;

Who is Francis Galton?

The man who wrote a book all about fingerprints;

When a forensic analyst determines the chemical composition of preparations that may contain illicit drugs

classification

Which statement is TRUE about fingerprints?

You have had your fingerprints since before you were born;