MIDTERMS Flashcards
Metallic or glass plate where the ink is spread for purpose
INK SLAB
Rubber made roller designed to spread the ink
INK ROLLER
Ink used for taking fingerprint
FINGERPRINT INK
8 x 8 card for recording
fingerprint
FINGERPRINT CARD
Usually a fixed card holder placed in a flat table designed to prevent the movement of the card in the course of the taking of fingerprint
CARD HOLDER
Used to hold card for post mortem fingerprint
FINGERPRINT STRIP HOLDER
Importance of Fingerprints
- It is used for identifying suspects for investigation
purposes - Used to provide identity for unidentified dead person and
missing person - Detecting criminal identity through fingerprints collected at
the scene of a crime and detecting recidivism or habitual
delinquency - Used a verification or confirmation of public documents
- Used as records in the police departments and other law enforcement agencies for the purpose of issuing clearance
USES OF FINGERPRINT
- Identification of criminals whose fingerprints are found at the
crime scene. - Identification of fugitives through a comparison of fingerprints.
- Exchanging criminal identifying information with identification
bureaus of foreign countries in cases of mutual interest. - Means of personal identification
- Identification of Unknown deceased.
- Prevention of hospital mistakes in the identification of infants.
- Licensing procedures for automobiles, firearms, aircraft and
other equipment.
is a single ridge that divides itself in two
or more branches
- It is sometimes called
as fork making its impression
BIFURCATION
Is a ridge formation characterized by a close angular end and serves as a
point of convergence or it is the meeting of two ridges that were previously
running side by side
Converging ridge
Is the spreading of two ridges that are flowing side by side two ridges that and
suddenly separating or spreading
apart
Diverging ridges
A ridge that divides into two branches and
meets to for the original ridge
Enclosure or Lake Ridge/ Eyelet
Refers to an endpoint of a ridge,
or a ridge with abrupt ending
Ending ridge
- These are considered as the boundaries of fingerprint patterns
- These are the two innermost ridges that are running parallel or nearly parallel with each other which diverge at a certain point
tending to surround the pattern
area
Type lines
- Is that part of the fingerprint that lies
within the area surrounded by the type
lines. It is where the core, delta, and other
ridge characteristics used for classification
can be found. - The pattern area is only part of the
fingerprint impression with which are
concerned in regard to interpretation and
classification. It is present in all patterns,
of course but in many arches and tented
arches it is impossible to define.
Pattern area
Is a kind of ridge formation that curves
back in the direction from which it started
It looks like a hairpin
Recurving or Looping Ridge
Is a short ridge found at the top or
at the summit of a recurvingridge
Appendage
Is a recurving ridge complete in its
shoulder and is free from any appendage
Sufficient Recurve
Is a short or long ridge found inside the innermost recurving ridge of a loop
pattern
Rod or bar
Is a short ridge found inside the innermost
recurving ridge that spoiled the inner line of flow towards the center of the pattern.
Obstruction
A ridge formation in a form of a
dot or period.
RIDGE DOT
Is a short ridge found inside the recurve which blocks the inner line of flow towards the
core.
OBSTRUCTION RIDGE
It is a friction ridge that divides into three friction ridges.
TRIFURCATING RIDGES
Are two bifurcations located at both ends of a single ridge.
OPPOSED BIFURCATION
A bifurcation with one short ridge branching off a longer ridge.
SPUR OR HOOK RIDGE
A kind of ridge that appears curly, irregular in appearance and growth ceases at several ends.
PUCKERING RIDGE
Is the result of two ridges meeting each other and forms an angle
ANGLE
Is a ridge which resembles as a circle, or a dot.
-An island and enclosure is often
referred to be the same.
-However an island is always
smaller than an enclosure.
ISLAND
Is a ridge which is shorter in its size as compared to other ridges.
SHORT RIDGE
A single recurving ridge on the center of the pattern area. It can be located along
the looping ridges
STAPLE
A ridge that connects at least two ridges. It must have crossed and connected two
ridges
CROSSOVER OR BRIDGE RIDGE
A ridge of extremely short in length not more than 3 millimetres.
FRAGMENT
NOT counted because they are only the result of dirts , dirty fingerprint paraphernalia and other factors, found between two well formed ridges
INCIPIENT RIDGES OR NASCENT RIDGES
NOT counted. Appears like patches and has no well defined pattern.
DISSOCIATED RIDGES
- A group of short ridges
found inside a pattern area. - These ridges could appear
also as broken short ridges
between well formed ridges.
SERIES OF SHORT RIDGES
The ending of a ridge that rose sufficiently from the horizontal baseline.
UPTHRUST
A single recurving ridge enclosing one or more bars, short or dot ridge.
ENVELOP
The two points where the looping ridge start and ends its curve.
SHOULDERS OF A LOOP
Bifurcations that appear in tandem or group.
SERIES OF BIFURCATIONS
A ridge crossing is the point where two ridges crosses each other forming
an “X” formation.
RIDGE CROSSING
The group of dots as printed inside a pattern area.
SERIES OF DOT RIDGES OR ROW OF DOTS
It is a friction ridge that divides into three friction ridges.
TRIFURCATING RIDGES
The space or between two ridges that appears to be continuous.
RIDGE BRAKE
is where two ridges ends meet and overlap on a bias
OVERLAP
is a bifurcation where one of the ridge path bifurcates.
DOUBLE BIFURCATION
It appear in tandem or group.
SERIES OF BIFURCATION
THE FINGERPRINT PATTERNS
THREE GENERAL/FAMILY OF FINGERPRINT PATTERNS.
- The Arch (5%)
- The Whorl (35%)
- The Loop (60%)
THE FINGERPRINT PATTERNS
LOOP PATTERNS
LOOP PATTERNS FREQUENCY
ARCH PATTERNS FREQUENCY
WHORL PATTERNS FREQUENCY
LOOP PATTERNS FREQUENCY:
- Radial Loop 6%.
- Ulnar Loop 94%.
ARCH PATTERNS FREQUENCY:
- Plain Arch 60%.
- Tented Arch 40%.
WHORL PATTERNS FREQUENCY:
- Plain Whorl 71%.
- Central Pocket Loop Whorl 13%.
- Double Loop Whorl 13%.
- Accidental Whorl 3%.
The (8) Eight Standard Types of Fingerprint
Patterns
Galton and Henry System
Groups/Families = 3
1. Arch (3) - Plain, Tented, and Exceptional Arch.
2. Loop (4) - Plain, Lateral, Twin and Central Pocket Loop
3. Whorl (2) - Plain Whorl and Accidental Whorl
The (8) Eight Standard Types of Fingerprint
Patterns
Galton - Henry System with FBI Modification and Extension
- Arch (2) - Plain and Tented Arch
- Loop (2) - Radial and Ulnar loop
- Whorl (4) -Plain, Central Pocket Loop, Double Loop, and Accidental Whorl
a pattern in which the
ridges enter on one side of the pattern
then flow toward the other side, with a
rise at the center
-The simplest of all pattens.
Plain arch (A)
a fingerprint pattern where majority of the ridges form an arch and one or more ridges at the center shape a tent in outline giving an angle of 90 degrees or less or one with an upward thrust having an angle of 45 degrees or more, or a pattern similar to a loop but lacking one or two of its essential elements
- Considered “Transitional Pattern”.
Tented arch (T)
- There must be a delta
- A sufficient re-curving ridge passing or touching an imaginary
line
*The terms “radial” and “ulnar” are derived from the radius bones an ulna bone of the forearm Loops which flow in the direction of the ulna bone (towards the little finger) are called ulnar loops and those which flow in the direction of the radius bone are called radial loops - To differentiate an ulnar loop in the plain or rolled impression it is important to know from what hand it was taken
LOOPS
Basic Elements of Loop
- A Core
- A Delta
- A Sufficient Recurve
- At least One Ridge Count
Downward slant are from the thumb towards the little finger or ulna bone.
Ulnar Loop
Downward slant are from the little finger toward the thumb or radius bone.
Radial Loop
The classification of loops is based on the way the loops flow on the hand (not the card), so that on the fingerprint card for the left hand loops flowing towards the thumb impression are ulnar and loops flowing towards the little finger impression are radial
TRUE
is a type of loop pattern if the loop
opens in the direction of the thumb
Radial Loop
is a type of loop pattern if the loop
opens in the direction of the little/ pinky finger
Ulnar Loop
Basic Elements of Whorl
- Two or More Deltas
- At least one complete circuiting ridge
- is a pattern consisting of two deltas and which at least one ridge makes a turn through one complete circuit And if an imaginary line was drawn between two deltas, it must touch or cross any circuiting ridge
- It consists of the simplest form of whorl
construction and is most common of the
whorl subdivisions
PLAIN WHORL (W)