Question 1

How does a latent print examiner enter a latent print into the AFIS database, and what information is recorded?

Accepted Answer

a. The latent print is scanned or photographed
b. The latent print examiner will enter the case number, agency and any other data pertaining to the case at hand

Question 2

What features of a computer make it suitable for the search and storage of tenprint cards?

Accepted Answer

a. A computer can store lots of information in a small space
b. The computer can perform simultaneous functions, unlike a human who has to perform one task at a time.
c. It can work quickly and efficiently twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, three hundred and sixty-five days per year.

Question 3

List three examples of forensic biometrics.

Accepted Answer

a. Handwriting
b. Odontology
c. Anthropology
d. Fingerprints

Question 4

List the seven advantages to livescan prints.

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Question 5

What technological advancement led to the development of the AFIS?

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Question 6

What are candidate fingerprints?

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Question 7

Why does the AFIS computer search a database of tenprint records from other arrests?

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Question 8

What are the possible future technological advances that will improve AFIS systems?

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Question 9

What is the name of the FBI's criminal fingerprint database, and what was it formerly called?

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Question 10

Define biometrics.

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Question 11

What functions does AFIS perform when an individual is arrested?

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Question 12

How is a latent print searched in the AFIS database?

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Question 13

What are the two main purposes of AFIS as a law enforcement tool?

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Question 14

How does a livescan fingerprint image appear on the computer monitor?

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Question 15

fingerprints are the most common biometric used for criminal identification around the world today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

a computer performs a feature extraction algorithm in order to pick out minutiae in a fingerprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

the AFIS computer makes the final determination as to whether or not a latent print is a "match" to a candidate fingerprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are some ways AFIS searches can be made more efficient?

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Question 19

What is the most crucial step for successfully utilizing AFIS technology?

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Question 20

Which city in the United States was the first jurisdiction to use the AFIS computer on a routine basis?

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Exam 7: Biometrics: Livescan and Afis

How does a latent print examiner enter a latent print into the AFIS database, and what information is recorded?

What features of a computer make it suitable for the search and storage of tenprint cards?

List three examples of forensic biometrics.

List the seven advantages to livescan prints.

What technological advancement led to the development of the AFIS?

What are candidate fingerprints?

Why does the AFIS computer search a database of tenprint records from other arrests?

What are the possible future technological advances that will improve AFIS systems?

What is the name of the FBI's criminal fingerprint database, and what was it formerly called?

Define biometrics.

What functions does AFIS perform when an individual is arrested?

How is a latent print searched in the AFIS database?

What are the two main purposes of AFIS as a law enforcement tool?

How does a livescan fingerprint image appear on the computer monitor?

fingerprints are the most common biometric used for criminal identification around the world today.

a computer performs a feature extraction algorithm in order to pick out minutiae in a fingerprint.

the AFIS computer makes the final determination as to whether or not a latent print is a "match" to a candidate fingerprint.

What are some ways AFIS searches can be made more efficient?

What is the most crucial step for successfully utilizing AFIS technology?

Which city in the United States was the first jurisdiction to use the AFIS computer on a routine basis?