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• SILVER NITRATE – The technique is effective for detecting fresh finger marks on most paper surfaces and untreated

  wood.
• ROLLED IMPRESSION – is an impression mace or place in the fingerprint card which is taken individually by rolling the

  ten fingers of the subject
• PLAIN IMPRESSION – is an impression made simultaneously that serves as a reference impression
• BIOMETRICS – refers to the identification of humans by their characteristics or traits
• Postmortem Fingerprinting – One of the most challenging and also rewarding, aspects of a latent print examination is

  the determination of the identity of deceased individuals.
• MACERATED FINGER – Partially rotten and saponified to the extent that the end joints have hardened and wrinkled

  after excessive submersion in water.
• TISSUE BUILDER – Used to take the fingerprints of wrinkled fingers
• POST MORTEM FINGER STRAIGHTENERS – Made to fit a variety of finger sizes
• 0.5% – A ninhydrin solution of approximately ______% weight per volume in concentration is required to develop

  fingerprints on paper
• REMOVAL OF SKIN – With the onset of decomposition, both the flesh and the skin may become soft or flabby as well as

  fragile