Fingerprint Forensics

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Across
  1. 3. The approximate center of a fingerprint impression.
  2. 5. Type of print that is impressed into a soft, moldable surface
  3. 6. The minute ridge characteristics in a fingerprint that make identification possible.
  4. 8. The type of fingerprint style that contains two deltas.
  5. 10. What type of fingerprint is this?
  6. 11. What is the triangular shaped area in a fingerprint that defines where the ridge formation changes direction?
  7. 13. Type of impression that is visible without any processing.
Down
  1. 1. The evolutionary purpose of fingerprints is to enhance your...
  2. 2. Chemical used to develop fingerprints using vapor because it sublimes at room temperature.
  3. 4. The scientific study and analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification.
  4. 7. What type of fingerprint is this?
  5. 8. What type of fingerprint is this?
  6. 9. Method of processing fingerprints that involves heating superglue to create a gas that sticks to fingerprint oils
  7. 12. The FBI maintained computer database that contains the collected identifiable fingerprints for criminal justice purposes.