Fingerprint draft essay

Fingerprints are a ________ pattern of _______ in human finger and do not change over time

unique;ridges

What are fingerprints mostly used for in the criminal justice system?

forensic work

Fingerprints are known to have been used as far back as ancient _________ in 1,200 to 2,000 BC

Babylon

What did ancient Babylon use for fingerprints?

business transactions

In 1686, __________, an anatomy professor, noted that ridges on the hands are for grip and the ridges on the feet are for tractions, this person also noted sprirals and loops using microscope

Malpingui

__________ published his thesis in 1823, where he discussed 9 fingerprint patterns

Purkinje

Purkinje never mentioned in his thesis that fingerprints could be used for

personal Identification

In 1858 _________, used handprints to sign contracts with Native Indians

Herschel

Who was the first person to find that fingerprints can be used for personal identification

Henry Faulds

The Bertillion method, also known as the __________________ system keep a record of the dimensions of 11 body parts of a prisoner

Antropometry

For how long was the Bertillon method accepted?

30 years

The Bertillon method failed because

identified 2 people as the same

_______ made the first criminal fingerprint identification in 1892 by identifying a woman who had murdered her son using a bloody fingerprint that was left in a doorpost

vucetich

________ was the first to prove that no two fingerprints are alike and thet remain the same thoughout life. He calculated that there is a 1 in 64 billion change for a duplicate fingerprint

Galton

_______________________________ instituted a fingerpriting program for all prisioners

Sir Edward Richard Henry

________ created the first systematic use of fingerprints in the United States

DeForrest

In order to keep tract of fingerprints, the _______ was developed in _______

IAFIS;2007

National database that contains 74 million fingerprints plus mugshots, criminal history, and physical characteristics

IAFIS

What are the three types of patterns in fingerprints?

whorls, loops, and arches

This type of pattern fingerprint has a circular ridge, two or more deltas, and is found in 25-35% of the fingerprints

whorl

This type of pattern fingerprint enters from either side, has a curve, and passes out the same side they entered. They have a core and one delta. They are found in 60 to 70% of prints

loop

This type of pattern fingerprint enters from one side, makes a rise in the center, and generally exits on the opposite side. They are known to have no deltas or core, and they are found to be 5% of patterns

Arch

Which things are known to be found in the patterns

ridges ending and bifurcation

What is the first step of fingerprinting someone

ensuring that the fingers are clean and dry

What is the second step of fingerprinting someone? (In this step, the individual should be relaxed and focused on something else. )

Standing to the right of the inkpad

Which is the third step of fingerprinting someone? (Ensure that all the fingers are getting ink)

grasping the hand and placing it in the ink pad.

What is important when placing the hand on the inkpad?

getting the crease of the finger

Which is the last step of fingerprinting someone? (This step prevents smearing and makes sure to put the whole hand at the end to have a copy of the fingers together)

Roll the fingernailbed to nailbed in the ink and lift the finger

Before the mid-1800s, law enforcement officers with extraordinary visual memories, identified previously arrested offender by sight, this officer were known to have

camera eyes