Prisoner Processing

Question 1

What are the only two ares of the human body where friction ridge skin is found?

Answer 1

Palmer surface of the hand

Plantar surface of the foot

Question 2

Human friction ridges have been found through research and practical application to be suitable for scientific identification through which two basic factors?

Answer 2

Individual- no two people have the same fingerprints, palm prints or bare foot prints
Permanent- pattern details of friction ridge skin are permanent.

Question 3

The fingerprint is typically defined as the recording of the friction ridge details of the bulb of the finger from ….

Answer 3

Nail edge to nail edge and from fingertip to the crease of the first lower joint.

Question 4

What is the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)?

Answer 4

Searchable databases of known and unknown fingerprints.

Question 5

What is IAFIS?

Answer 5

Its the FBI database that manages over 63 million criminal fingerprints records nationally with approx. 13,000 new records daily.

Question 6

What kind of lettering does a FD-249 have?

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

What is R-84 form? (Final Disposition Report)

Answer 7

It is used by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) to report initial arrest data and thereafter secure the final disposition of the charges.

Question 8

What side of the R-84 is completed by the arresting agency?

Answer 8

The left side, should match the data on the OG fingerprint card.

Question 9

Standard major case print card collection consists of a minimum of how many cards?

Answer 9

5 cards minimum

• FBI standard Fingerprint Card (ten-print card)
• Standard palm print card (FD-844) one per hand
• FBI standard supplement finger and palm print card (FD-884a) one card per hand

Question 10

What card requires 5 impressions for each finger/thumb?

Answer 10

FD-884a

Question 11

For a palm recording on a FD-844 the card is wrapped around what type of object?

Answer 11

Cylindrical object of at least 3 inches in diameter.

Question 12

Is the ink applied directly to the palm using a ink roller?

Answer 12

Yes.

Question 13

When fingerprints are rolled how much time should be allowed to air dry?

Answer 13

5 minutes.

Question 14

When swabbing the inside of the check how long should you do it for?

Answer 14

15 seconds each side.

Question 15

How long should you leave the foam applicator in contact with the FTA card?

Answer 15

20 seconds.

Question 16

Kits should be mailed to the FBI laboratory via USPS within how much time of collection?

Answer 16

Within 24 hours of collection.

Question 17

Who manages the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) ?

Answer 17

The FBI laboratory.

Question 18

What type of fingerprint card is used for criminal arrest booking?

Answer 18

FD-249

Question 19

A properly rolled fingerprint should capture what are of the finger?

Answer 19

Fingertip to first crease

Nail edge to nail edge

Question 20

When filling out the FD-249 criminal fingerprint card “charge citation” should be expressed in what kind of terms?

Answer 20

Literal terms

Question 21

What type of printing method is used to record major case prints?

Answer 21

All components of major case prints are accomplished by the (ink) process and NOT through the digital live-scan. Apply ink with roller.

Question 22

Major case prints include the exemplary recording of what area of friction ridge skin?

Answer 22

Palmer surface

Question 23

When taking palm prints how should the ink be applied to the palm and what do you mount it on?

Answer 23

Ink applied directly to palm using ink roller

Mount FD-884 card around cylindrical object of at least 3 inches in diameter.