What are used as a means of identifying suspects/criminals in criminal investigations because they are unique to each human being?
History of Fingerprints

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MANUEL MALDONADO
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fingerprints
Hairstyles
Fingernails
Perfumes &/or Colognes
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first use of fingerprints was 3000 years ago in Ancient ____________.
Babylon
Thailand
Peru
China
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what ancient region did some people sign clay tablets with their fingerprints?
Assyria
Babylon
China
Denmark
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1686, Marcello Malpighi noticed what features related to fingerprints?
Ridges
Spirals
Loops
All of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1823, John Purkinje published a discussion of how many fingerprint patterns?
Three
Five
Seven
Nine
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who required Native Americans to sign contracts with hand prints and later with fingerprints?
Marcello Malpighi
John Purkinje
Sir William Herschel
Dr. Henry Faulds
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1880, who is credited with recognizing the importance of fingerprints as a means of identification?
Sir William Herschel
Dr. Henry Faulds
Sir Francis Galton
Juan Vucetich
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