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18 Cards in this Set
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portrait parlé
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A verbal description of a perpetrator's physical characteristics and dress provided by an eyewitness
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anthropometry
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A system of identification of individuals by measurement of parts of the body, developed by Alphonse Bertillon
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ridge characteristics (minutiae)
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Ridge endings, bifurcations, enclosures, and other ridge details, which must match in two fingerprints in order for their common origin to be established
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latent fingerprint
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A fingerprint made by the deposit of oils and/or perspiration; it is invisible to the naked eye.
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loop
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a class of fingerprints characterized by ridge lines that enter from one side of the pattern and curve around to exit from the same side of the pattern
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whorl
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A class of fingerprints that includes ridge patterns that are generally rounded or circular in shape and have two deltas
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arch
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A class of fingerprints characterized by ridge lines that enter the print from one side and flow out the other side
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livescan
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An inkless device that captures the digital images of fingerprints and palm prints and electronically transmits the images to an AFIS
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visible print
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A fingerprint made when the finger deposits a visible material such as ink, dirt, or blood onto a surface
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plastic print
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A fingerprint impressed in a soft surface
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iodine fuming
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A technique for visualizing latent fingerprints by exposing them to iodine vapors
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sublimation
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A physical change from the solid directly into the gaseous state
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ninhydrin
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A chemical reagent used to develop latent fingerprints on porous materials by reacting with amino acids in perspiration
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Physical Developer
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A silver-nitrate based reagent formulated to develop latent fingerprints on porous surfaces
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superglue fuming
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A technique for visualizing latent fingerprints on nonporous surfaces by exposing them to cyanoacrylate vapors; named for the commercial product Super Glue.
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fluoresce
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To emit visible light when exposed to light of a shorter wavelength
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digital imaging
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A process through which a picture is converted into a series of square electronic dots known as pixels; the picture is manipulated by computer software that changes the numerical value of each pixel.
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pixel
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A square electronic dot that is used to compose a digital image
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