FRSC 2600- FINGERPRINTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Who is Sir Francis Galton and why is he important?
wrote the book "Fingerprints" that established the idea of individuality and permeance of
fingerprints
Who is Juan Vucetich and why is he important?
worked with Galton to research the science of fingerprints and devise his own system of
classification of fingerprints
Who is Sir Edward Henry and why is he important?
he devised a workable classification system
Who is Alphonse Bertillon and why is he important?
developed the first truly organized system of identifying individuals by using body
measurements
How accurate are fingerprints?
95-98%
Methods of getting prints
rolling prints and modus operandi (PIN)
True or False: Do fingerprints remain unchanged during an individual's lifetime?
True
Ridge charactreristics
Minutia, ridge ending, short ridge, dor or fragment, double bifurcation, trifurcation,
bridge, island, enclosure, spur
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Who is Sir Francis Galton and why is he important?
wrote the book "Fingerprints" that established the idea of individuality and permeance of
fingerprints
Who is Juan Vucetich and why is he important?
worked with Galton to research the science of fingerprints and devise his own system of
classification of fingerprints
Who is Sir Edward Henry and why is he important?
he devised a workable classification system
Who is Alphonse Bertillon and why is he important?
developed the first truly organized system of identifying individuals by using body
measurements
How accurate are fingerprints?
95-98%
Methods of getting prints
rolling prints and modus operandi (PIN)
True or False: Do fingerprints remain unchanged during an individual's lifetime?
True
Ridge charactreristics
Minutia, ridge ending, short ridge, dor or fragment, double bifurcation, trifurcation,
bridge, island, enclosure, spur
