Cj328
Unit 6: Assignment
Lisa Bowser
Kaplan University
CJ328: Forensic Fingerprint Analysis
Prof: David Bridges
October 28, 2012
When I was dusting my apartment for prints I found about 5 different prints and 2 partial prints. I found one partial print on the glass on my coffee table in the living room and one partial print on the night stand in my room. I found 2 prints on the glass on the sliding door to my patio and 1 print on the mirror in the master bathroom, 1 print on the back of a CD found on the end table in the living room and 1 print on the dining room table in the. I went to JoAnn Fabrics to get a Slinky Science fingerprint science kit so I could use the powder and the feather from the box. The powder came in a bottle so it made it really hard to get prints and I actually had my boyfriend put prints on the things I listed so I could use the powder and the powder was also white and made it hard to see. When I used the feather it would smudge the print and I would have to try and use it a different direction. If I were to side to side with the feather it would smudge the print but if I would go up and down it would push the powder away so I was able to see the print better but not clearly. I did not find any prints in my apartment due to my boyfriend cleaning everything. This is why I only find the prints I did because I asked him to put the prints there. Yes I could tell the difference between the prints if I were to put my print right next to it. My finger print has loops and my boyfriend’s prints have tent arches on them. Some of the surfaces that I would think I would find prints on are door knobs, TV, the handle on a microwave, the keys to the car, the thermostat and light switches, books, cell phones and you could also get prints off of duct tape and the door handles of a car that has metal handles and you can get prints off of garbage bags also and DVD cases. When I was doing this assignment I found that trying to get a print from surfaces
Lisa Bowser
Kaplan University
CJ328: Forensic Fingerprint Analysis
Prof: David Bridges
October 28, 2012
When I was dusting my apartment for prints I found about 5 different prints and 2 partial prints. I found one partial print on the glass on my coffee table in the living room and one partial print on the night stand in my room. I found 2 prints on the glass on the sliding door to my patio and 1 print on the mirror in the master bathroom, 1 print on the back of a CD found on the end table in the living room and 1 print on the dining room table in the. I went to JoAnn Fabrics to get a Slinky Science fingerprint science kit so I could use the powder and the feather from the box. The powder came in a bottle so it made it really hard to get prints and I actually had my boyfriend put prints on the things I listed so I could use the powder and the powder was also white and made it hard to see. When I used the feather it would smudge the print and I would have to try and use it a different direction. If I were to side to side with the feather it would smudge the print but if I would go up and down it would push the powder away so I was able to see the print better but not clearly. I did not find any prints in my apartment due to my boyfriend cleaning everything. This is why I only find the prints I did because I asked him to put the prints there. Yes I could tell the difference between the prints if I were to put my print right next to it. My finger print has loops and my boyfriend’s prints have tent arches on them. Some of the surfaces that I would think I would find prints on are door knobs, TV, the handle on a microwave, the keys to the car, the thermostat and light switches, books, cell phones and you could also get prints off of duct tape and the door handles of a car that has metal handles and you can get prints off of garbage bags also and DVD cases. When I was doing this assignment I found that trying to get a print from surfaces