Forensic Science And Profiling - Qp3

In Ancient Russia thumbprints were used as a form of signature and method of identification on important documents.

Dactyloscopy is a method of studying fingerprints to establish identification.

______ developed his own method of collecting and cataloguing fingerprints, which he called Comparative Dactyloscopy.

______ – Scotland Yard opened its first Fingerprint Bureau.

33.3% of the population have ridges which form loops.

_____ a compound AgCl that is sensitive to light and is used especially for photographic materials.

Rigor Mortis commences after about three to four hours, reaches maximum stiffness after 12 hours, and gradually dissipates until approximately 48 to 60 hours after death.

In the search for footprints, it is common practice to use the same methods incorporated in detecting fingerprints at a crime scene, including using chemical enhancers to bring up footprints where the sole has blood or other trace evidence.

Research and collection of ear prints began in ______ and consisted mainly of volunteers.

It has been discovered that palm prints, along with footprints, have the same attributes as fingerprints being totally individual.