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