Fingerprint Analysis Exam

How has technology impacted fingerprint analysis?

• It has made fingerprint analysis less reliable

• It has advanced the world of fingerprint analysis

• It has made fingerprint analysis obsolete

• It has slowed down fingerprint analysis

What is one benefit for law-enforcement officers being able to submit prints at a traffic stop?

• They can analyze fingerprints manually

• They can quickly find people with outstanding arrest warrants

• They can quickly determine guilt in a traffic violation

Explain how the use of the IAFIS national database might improve the efficiency of solving crimes.

• It allows officers to avoid using technology

• It enables quick comparison and identification of fingerprints nationwide

• It eliminates the need for fingerprint evidence

What type of evidence are fingerprints mostly considered?

• Class evidence

• Individual evidence

• Circumstantial evidence

• Physical evidence

How have biometrics impacted the ability to establish one’s identity?

• Made it more difficult

• Had no effect

• Improved it

• Replaced fingerprints entirely

Explain why the use of biometrics, in addition to fingerprints, might be important in establishing a person's identity. Use reasoning based on the information provided.

• Biometrics provide additional methods to confirm identity, making identification more reliable.

• Biometrics are less accurate than fingerprints.

• Biometrics are not accepted in legal cases.

What system replaced manual fingerprint analysis in 1999?

• NGI

• AFIS

• Rap Back

• AI Contract

In 2014, what new features did NGI add for teachers, day care workers, and others so that updated criminal information gets back to the agency who issues licenses and to employers.

• Biometric data and AI contract

• Iris and scars data

• Facial recognition and Rap Back

• Open crimes database

What are the raised portions of skin on fingers called?

• Friction ridges

• Ridge creases

• Finger wrinkles

• Ridge furrows

Why are the minutiae marks left by finger ridges considered important in forensic science?

• They are considered group evidence

• They are considered individual evidence

• They are considered class evidence

• They are considered circumstantial evidence