Tenprint Fingerprint Certification Tenprint Fingerprint Certification Exam Preparation & Standards

Question 1

Which professional organization offers the most widely recognized tenprint fingerprint examiner certification in the United States?

Accepted Answer

International Association for Identification (IAI)

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FBI Fingerprint Division

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NIST Biometrics Division

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American Board of Forensic Science (ABFS)

Question 2

What is the primary examination standard that governs the practice of friction ridge analysis in the United States?

Accepted Answer

SWGFAST Standards (now OSAC Friction Ridge Subcommittee)

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FBI QAS Policy

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DOJ Uniform Standards

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NIST FIPS 140-2

Question 3

What is the ACE-V methodology used in fingerprint examination?

Accepted Answer

Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Verification

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Automated Comparison Engine — Verification

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Acquisition, Classification, Encoding, and Validation

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Alignment, Coding, Examination, and Verification

Question 4

What does the 'Verification' step in ACE-V require?

Accepted Answer

An independent examination of the print by a second qualified examiner who reaches their own conclusion

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Checking the fingerprint against AFIS candidate list

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Confirming the classification with the supervisor

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Re-scanning the original tenprint card

Question 5

What term describes the conclusion an examiner reaches when determining that two fingerprints originated from the same source?

Accepted Answer

Individualization (Identification)

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Exclusion

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Inconclusive

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Association

Question 6

What is the proper conclusion when an examiner determines two impressions did NOT come from the same source?

Accepted Answer

Exclusion

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Non-match

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Inconclusive

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Negative Individualization