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Fingerprinting
1983
- Take a clear set of prints. Use both rolled and plain impressions. Make these on an 8-by-8-inch fingerprint identification card, available from your local police department or counselor.
- Do the following: (a) Name the surfaces of the body where friction or papillary ridges are found. (b) Explain why plain impressions must be taken on a card.
- Show you can identify the eight types of fingerprint patterns.
- Give a short history of fingerprinting. Tell the difference between civil and criminal identification. Point out the purposes of each.