IAI LATENT PRINT CERTIFICATION HISTORY EXAM
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
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What did Sir William J. Herschel claim to be first in? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Discovery of individuality of
friction ridge skin
What was the name of the journal Sir William J.
Herschel published his letter in? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>'Nature'
What were the contents of Sir William J. Herschel's
published letter? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. He used
prints on the Indian Ocean during 1877
b. Claimed the Chinese caught on to the practice
c. Claimed that "Tip Sahib" was a formality for the
illiterate
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What year did Sir William J. Hershcel publish his
letter? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>1894
What experiments did Sir William J. Hershcel do on
friction ridge prints? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a.
Permanence of ridge formations
b. Printed himself multiple times across the years to
see if the ridges would change
What were the results of Sir William J. Herschel's
experiments on friction ridge prints? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>Wrinkles etc. form on hands making
them more rough looking, but that the ridge patterns
always stay the same
Who did Dr. Henry Faulds send a letter to regarding
fingerprints? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Charles Darwin
Who was Dr. Henry Faulds letter regarding fingerprints
forwarded to? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Francis Galton
What were the contents of Dr. Henry Faulds letter
regarding fingerprints? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a.
Ridges are unique and classifiable
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b. Alluded to permanence
What journal did Dr. Henry Faulds publish a letter in? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>'Nature'
What were the contents of Dr. Henry Faulds published
letter? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. Using fingerprints
as a means of identification
b. Research on destroying skin to see changes
b. Suggested usefulness of prints for evidence left at
crime scenes
What year did Dr. Henry Faulds publish his letter in a
journal? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>1880
In what country did Dr. Henry Faulds use fingerprints
for a number of years? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Japan
What scientific method of criminal identification did
Alphonse Bertillon devise? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>Anthropometry/Bertillon system
How did Alphonse Bertillon's method of criminal
identification work? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>Measurements were taken of specific areas of
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