Impressions Evidence: What do you already know?

Are fingerprints considered class evidence or individual evidence?

• Class evidence

• Individual evidence

• It depends on the print.

Which of the following is NOT an example of impressions evidence?

• Fingerprints

• Shoe prints

• Bite marks

• Hair fibers

True or false: fingerprints should be collected before other, less fragile evidence.

• True

• False

How many basic fingerprint patters are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which fingerprint pattern is this?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

• Spiral

Which fingerprint pattern is this?

• Arch

• Loop

• Whorl

• Spiral

What type of impressions evidence does an odontologist work with?

• Fingerprints

• Shoe prints

• Bite marks

• Tire tread marks

True or False: Identical twins have identical fingerprints.

• True

• False

Which famous case led to the adoption of fingerprinting as a primary means of personal identification?

• Frye v. United States

• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.

• Will and William West

• Richard Ramirez

According to _____’_ Exchange Principle, whenever two objects come into contact with each other, an exchange of material occurs.