Exam 9: Fingerprinting, Bombs and Explosives Flashcards
3 Basic Fingerprint Patterns:
Loops
Whorls
Basic Arches
Equipment for Inked Prints:
Fingerprint Card Holder
Black Printers Ink
Inking Plate
Ink Roller
Thumbs are rolled ___ the center of the body, and fingers are rolled ___ the center of the body.
Towards
Away from
Reasons for poor prints:
Dirty Equipment Dirty/Wet Hands Failure to roll from nail bed to nail bed Failure to roll below first joint Too much/Not enough ink Lack of finger control Failure to complete card properly
Types of fingerprints:
Patent
Latent
Prints visible to the naked eye from blood, grease, dirt or dust. No processing required.
Patent
Prints not visible to the naked eye. Processing required.
Latent
Visible, impressed prints that occur when a finger touches a soft, malleable surface. No enhancement required.
Plastic fingerprints
Fingerprints reveal ___ and ___.
Identity
Criminal History
The most common/effective method of using fingerprint powder.
Black Volcanic Ash
Application methods for fingerprint Powder:
Super Glue Fuming
Using a Brush
Using a feather duster
Methods of developing fingerprint evidence:
Fingerprint powder
Magnetic Wand
Chemical methods on porous surfaces
Inkless documentation of fingerprints, electronically transmitted to the DoJ for completion of a criminal record check.
Live Scan
Arson Motives:
Economic Gain Intimidation Revenge Attention Concealment of another crime Personal Gratification Sexual Deviance
Any dwelling of another whether it is occupied, unoccupied, or vacant, Where it is reasonably foreseen great bodily harm may be done, is set on fire.
Arson 1st degree
A dwelling of another is set on fire, where there is reason to believe financial gain may be achieved.
Arson 2nd Degree
A dwelling of another is set on fire, in what a reasonable person would call a crime of passion.
Arson 3rd Degree
Three or more fires in one event at the same site, with no cooling off period.
Mass Arsonist
Three or more fires at separate locations in one event, with no cooling off period.
Spree Arsonist
Three or more fires at three or more locations, with a cooling off period between fires.
Serial Arsonist
4 Classifications of fires:
Natural
Accidental
Arson
Unknown
Indications of Arson:
Multiple fires Trailers Flammable Accelerants Odors Color of Smoke Absence of personal items Other Evidence
Grants authority to investigate the origin of fires upon request of local LE and grants powers of arrest if person is in compliance with Ch. 35, article 8 of O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. 25-2-9
Bomb Classifications:
Nuclear
Mechanical
Chemical
The bursting of a sealed or partially sealed container under internal pressure.
Mechanical Bomb
When investigating a building for an explosive device, how should a peace officer search?
Bottom to top
Who should peace officers get to help search a building with them?
Janitor, Custodian or other employee of the school.
What are the most common types of chemical bombs?
Gunpowder
Nitrocellulose
Dynamite
Fingerprint Cards for applicants have a ___ and cards for criminals have a ___.
Blue Border
Red Border
A mixture of metal flakes and black fingerprint powder used for collecting latent finger prints.
Magnetic dusting powder
How long do you have to send fingerprints to the GBI?
24 hours, except on weekends.
Hands must be ___ before fingerprinting can start.
dry
What does a peace officer need when reporting a military ordinance to the proper authorities?
Shape
Markings
True/False: When a peace officer finds a bomb, they should leave the bomb where it is.
True
To hide is the purpose of what?
Concealment
What is a molotov cocktail?
A type of fire bomb (Incendiary device)
Exercising or working out is a form of what?
Stress Relief
What is a way to calm yourself down while in a car chase?
Long deep breaths
The best evidence to turn in is?
Original Evidence
How can hazardous materials get into the body?
Inhalation
Ingestion
Injection
Absorption
How should you speak when dealing with a person with a mental illness?
Using simple terms
True/False: Hyperactivity is a form of mental illness.
False
How long does a physician have to check up on a mental health patient admitted by a peace officer?
48 hours
The document filled out, signed by a physician or by a judge to transport someone with a mental disability to the nearest emergency receiving facility.
1013 order
The document used by peace officers to transport a person to an emergency receiving facility because they are out of control from drugs and/or alcohol.
2013 order
What is the amount of time it takes to process a situation?
Lag time
What agency should be called in the event a bomb or potential bomb is located?
The FBI or the ATF
Dynamite is highly unstable/explosive when sweating. What is released during this occurrence?
Nitroglycerin
What is the technique that temporarily illuminates a room to disorient a suspects night vision and allow the peace officer to identify cover, then turn the peace officer can turn the light off to move under the concealment of dark.
Flash and Move
The use of surprise tactics can have ___ or ___ effects.A peace officer can have the advantage over a suspect or the suspect can have the advantage over the peace officer.
Positive
Negative
When an officer is surprised, what is increased?
Lag time
What is happening when a person is being questioned by the prosecuting attorney?
Direct Examination
What is happening when a person is being questioned by the defense attorney?
Cross Examination
Who in the court interprets the provisions of the law and ensures the defendant is afforded procedural due process?
The Judge
If a patient is under involuntary hospitalization by physician order or court order and escapes. A peace officer has the authority to take them into custody and return them to said facility. This authority is from what statute?
37-3-5: Unauthorized leave from a facility
What is the best fingerprint processing technique for magnetic material?
Fingerprint dusting
Bombs are classified as ___ and ___.
Explosive and Incendiary
Fingerprint that has one or more of the ridges enter on either side, recurve at the center and flow out the same side.
Loop
Fingerprint that have ridges that enter from one side, recurve in front of itself and has 2 deltas.
Whorls
Fingerprint that enters on one side, arches in the center and flows out the other side.
Plain Arch