Unit 6: Fingerprinting

Objective: SWBAT debate the value of the Bertillion measurement system Do Now: Are fingerprints class or individual? Direct or circumstantial?

Every individual, including identical twins, has a unique fingerprint Type of Evidence: Fingerprints are classified as individual evidence Objective: SWBAT debate the value of the Bertillion measurement system Cool fact: Fingerprints formed in womb around 10 weeks into pregnancy

Bertillion Measurements: uses precise measurements of the body to identify an individual Objective: SWBAT debate the value of the Bertillion measurement system

Complete Bertillion Measurement Lab and hand it in. Closure: How can this measurement system be useful in solving crimes? Should it be the only evidence used? Objective: SWBAT debate the value of the Bertillion measurement system

Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints. Do Now: Look at your own fingerprints. Are all your print patterns the same?

Types of Fingerprints LOOPWHORLARCH 60%5%35% Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Arches are the simplest type of fingerprints that are formed by ridges that enter on one side of the print and exit on the other. No deltas are present. Plain Arch Ridges enter on one side and exit on the other side. Tented Arches Similar to the plain arch, but has a spike in the center. Spike or “tent” Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Loops must have one delta and one or more ridges that enter and leave on the same side. These patterns are named for their positions related to the radius and ulna bones. Delta Ulnar Loop (Right Thumb) Loop opens toward right or the ulna bone. Radial Loop (Right Thumb) Loop opens toward the left or the radial bone. NOTE: On the left hand, a loop that opens to the left would be an ulnar loop, while one that opens to the right would be a radial loop. Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Whorls have at least one ridge that makes (or tends to make) a complete circuit. They also have at least two deltas. If a print has more than two deltas, it is most likely an accidental. Draw a line between the two deltas in the plain and central pocket whorls. If some of the curved ridges touch the line, it is a plain whorl. If none of the center core touches the line, it is a central pocket whorl. Plain Whorl Central Pocket Whorl Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Accidental Whorl Accidental whorls contain two or more patterns (not including the plain arch), or does not clearly fall under any of the other categories. Double Loop Whorl Double loop whorls are made up of any two loops combined into one print. Delta Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Closure: Identify each fingerprint pattern. Right Hand Left Hand Right Hand

Complete Part 1 of “Sticky Fingers Lab” and hand it in. Closure: When observing a random fingerprint, which pattern will you expect to see most often? Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Do Now: Which is the most common type of pattern in fingerprints? 4UNAzsw Complete fingerprint identification card “10 card” activity. Closure: What pattern do you have the most of: loops, whirls, or arches? Objective: SWBAT identify patterns in their own fingerprints used in comparisons.

Do Now: could scars on your fingers show up on a finger print? Could they be used to identify a person? Objective: SWBAT identify patterns in their own fingerprints used in comparisons.

16 Ridge Characteristics Minutiae —characteristics of ridge patterns Objective: SWBAT identify patterns in their own fingerprints used in comparisons.

17 Example Objective: SWBAT identify patterns in their own fingerprints used in comparisons.

Comparison There are no legal requirements in the United States on the number of points required for a match. Generally, criminal courts will accept 8 to 12 points of similarity. Objective: SWBAT identify patterns in their own fingerprints used in comparisons.

Complete Part 2 of “sticky fingers lab” and hand it in. Closure: Why is it so important to identify multiple points such as dots or bridges in a fingerprint? Objective: SWBAT identify patterns in their own fingerprints used in comparisons.

Do Now: Why do we have fingerprints? Complete the “Identification of Minutiae” activity. Hand it in. Closure: What type of pattern is the easiest for you to spot in a print? Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Do Now: What causes fingers to leave a print behind? Complete fingerprint challenge. Hand it in. Closure: What surfaces do prints cling to the easiest? Why? Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints. Koalas have ridges on their fingers which create fingerprints almost identical to those of human beings. According to a number of websites, this means that koala fingerprints could be confused for human fingerprints at a crime scene. However, koalas have two thumbs on each hand.. Human beings have ridges over all of their palms, whereas koalas only have ridges over part of their palms.

Do Now: Can you change your fingerprint by burning or scraping them? Complete “The Mayfield Affair” case study. Hand it in. Closure: How do you think the FBI can make their fingerprinting analysis more effective? Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Do Now: Why can’t fingerprints be lifted from cloth? Developing Prints by dusting with Powder: PRd5s PRd5s Objective: SWBAT research ways to pick up fingerprints.

Lifting prints off hard nonporous surfaces (super glue fuming) such as glass and plastic: WXkFA64 WXkFA64 Objective: SWBAT research ways to pick up fingerprints.

Iodine Fuming for lifting prints of paper: Q9dYQ_OSPg Q9dYQ_OSPg Objective: SWBAT research ways to pick up fingerprints.

Complete Dusting/Lifting Print Activity and hand it in. Closure: The FBI’s fingerprint database is the largest in the world; because they (FBI) receives 34,000 fingerprint cards every day. It has 10 times more data than that on DNA. What are some reasons fingerprints could be taken? Objective: SWBAT research ways to pick up fingerprints.

Do Now: Experts say that an Egyptian mummy still has very clear fingerprints even if they were embalmed years ago. How can this fact be useful if you are investigating a cold case? Complete case study on James Earl Ray. Closure: Explain whether you think James Earl Ray would have been convicted if no fingerprints were found on the gun. Objective: SWBAT research ways to pick up fingerprints.

Do Now: As humans get identified through their fingerprints, cats and dogs are by their nose prints. How could this be useful in a crime scene? Complete Fingerprint Matching Activity Closure: How many different “points of interest” on a finger print should be necessary to link a suspect to a crime. Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.

Do Now: List a few ways to pick up prints at a crime scene. Complete Latent Fingerprints Lab and hand it in. Closure: The iPhone 5s uses fingerprint scans to unlock the phone. Could this eventually infringe on our privacy rights? Objective: SWBAT identify the types of fingerprint patterns in order to determine similar prints.