Question 1

What are four major limitations that affect the quality of fingerprints recovered from a crime scene or from items of evidence?

Accepted Answer

a. The condition of the substrate
b. Environmental effects
c. The quantity of latent print material deposited
d. The methods of development, documentation and collection

Question 2

Name three or more common nonporous evidentiary items you may find at a crime scene.

Accepted Answer

a. Plastic bags
b. Glass bottles
c. Plastic soda bottles
d. Cell phones

Question 3

What are semi-porous substrates? Give three examples.

Accepted Answer

a. Substrates that have qualities of both porous and nonporous items
b. Magazines
c. Waxy coated paper cups
d. Photographs
e. Glossy paint or painted/varnished wood

Question 4

nitrile gloves should be worn at all times in a forensics laboratory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

List three environmental contaminants that may be present in the fingerprint matrix?

Accepted Answer

a. Cosmeti

Question 6

Name three or more common porous evidentiary items you may find at a crime scene.

Accepted Answer

a. Newspap

Question 7

Which fingerprint development processes must not be used if the item is to be submitted for DNA analysis?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which fingerprint development processes must not be...

Question 8

A majority of frantic laboratories use all the processes described in this text

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the term for using chemical reagents in a specific order?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term for using chemical...

Question 10

What are the components of latent fingerprint deposits?

Accepted Answer

a. Water
b. Lipids
c. Amino ac

Question 11

Are fingerprints deposited on a nonporous surface more or less fragile than fingerprints deposited on a poor surface? Why, or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Are fingerprints deposited on a nonporous surface...

Question 12

The processing method you choose will depend on which factors?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The processing method you choose will depend...

Question 13

What is a downflow workstation?

Accepted Answer

a. A fume hood that pulls air

Question 14

What is the number one priority in a forensics laboratory?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the number one priority in...

Question 15

fingerprints on nonporous substrates are absorbed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the risks of fingerprint powders?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the risks of fingerprint powders?...

Question 17

current methods of fingerprint development to not have detrimental effects on DNA analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

On what documents are potential health hazards and environmental hazards of chemical reagents outlined?

Accepted Answer

a. Material Safety D

Question 19

What happens to the water component of the latent print matrix when it is placed on the surface?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What happens to the water component of...

Question 20

When a fingerprint is deposited on a porous surface, what happens to the residual components of the fingerprint matrix when the water evaporates?

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a fingerprint is deposited on a...

What are four major limitations that affect the quality of fingerprints recovered from a crime scene or from items of evidence?

Name three or more common nonporous evidentiary items you may find at a crime scene.

What are semi-porous substrates? Give three examples.

nitrile gloves should be worn at all times in a forensics laboratory.

List three environmental contaminants that may be present in the fingerprint matrix?

Name three or more common porous evidentiary items you may find at a crime scene.

Which fingerprint development processes must not be used if the item is to be submitted for DNA analysis?

A majority of frantic laboratories use all the processes described in this text

What is the term for using chemical reagents in a specific order?

What are the components of latent fingerprint deposits?

Are fingerprints deposited on a nonporous surface more or less fragile than fingerprints deposited on a poor surface? Why, or why not?

The processing method you choose will depend on which factors?

What is a downflow workstation?

What is the number one priority in a forensics laboratory?

fingerprints on nonporous substrates are absorbed.

What are the risks of fingerprint powders?

current methods of fingerprint development to not have detrimental effects on DNA analysis.

On what documents are potential health hazards and environmental hazards of chemical reagents outlined?

What happens to the water component of the latent print matrix when it is placed on the surface?

When a fingerprint is deposited on a porous surface, what happens to the residual components of the fingerprint matrix when the water evaporates?

Introduction

History

Physiology and Embryology

Fingerprint Patterns and Classification

Known Fingerprints

The Nature of Latent Prints

Biometrics: Livescan and Afis

Forensic Light Sources

Physical Processing Methods

Chemical Processing Methods: Porous Substrates

Chemical Processing Methods: Nonporous Substrates

Chemical Processing Methods: Other Substrates and Matrices

Documentation

Crime Scene Processing

Fingerprint Comparisons: Ace-V Methodology

Fingerprint Comparisons: Point Counting, Error Rates and Statistics

Palm Print Comparisons

Courtroom Testimony

Filters

Exam 8: Introduction to Processing Methods

What are four major limitations that affect the quality of fingerprints recovered from a crime scene or from items of evidence?

Name three or more common nonporous evidentiary items you may find at a crime scene.

What are semi-porous substrates? Give three examples.

nitrile gloves should be worn at all times in a forensics laboratory.

List three environmental contaminants that may be present in the fingerprint matrix?

Name three or more common porous evidentiary items you may find at a crime scene.

Which fingerprint development processes must not be used if the item is to be submitted for DNA analysis?

A majority of frantic laboratories use all the processes described in this text

What is the term for using chemical reagents in a specific order?

What are the components of latent fingerprint deposits?

Are fingerprints deposited on a nonporous surface more or less fragile than fingerprints deposited on a poor surface? Why, or why not?

The processing method you choose will depend on which factors?

What is a downflow workstation?

What is the number one priority in a forensics laboratory?

fingerprints on nonporous substrates are absorbed.

What are the risks of fingerprint powders?

current methods of fingerprint development to not have detrimental effects on DNA analysis.

On what documents are potential health hazards and environmental hazards of chemical reagents outlined?

What happens to the water component of the latent print matrix when it is placed on the surface?

When a fingerprint is deposited on a porous surface, what happens to the residual components of the fingerprint matrix when the water evaporates?

Introduction

History

Physiology and Embryology

Fingerprint Patterns and Classification

Known Fingerprints

The Nature of Latent Prints

Biometrics: Livescan and Afis

Forensic Light Sources

Physical Processing Methods

Chemical Processing Methods: Porous Substrates

Chemical Processing Methods: Nonporous Substrates

Chemical Processing Methods: Other Substrates and Matrices

Documentation

Crime Scene Processing

Fingerprint Comparisons: Ace-V Methodology

Fingerprint Comparisons: Point Counting, Error Rates and Statistics

Palm Print Comparisons

Courtroom Testimony

Filters