Question

1) Which of the three types of fingerprints was the fingerprint that you examines (loop, arch, or whorl)? Within that print, what minutiae did you see?

2) Compare the print of your helper with your own. Describe the similarities and differences between the two fingerprints.
3) Imagine that you are Alphonse Bertillon and you are trying to explain why you think fingerprints can be so useful to help solve crimes. What would you say to persuade them? Pretend you are explaining to someone who has never noticed fingerprints or thought about what they are.

Answer 1

1. My own fingerprint is a loop type specifically an ulnar loop. The minutiae seen are core, delta, spur, and short-ridge.
2. The fingerprint of me and my helper are both ulnar loops.
3. Fingerprints can solve crimes because it is different on each individual.