8th day of SSIP

Wednesday, April 25, 2007, Sir Andres taught us the proper way of getting fingerprints. He told us the parts of a fingerprint kit. Some of the parts are namely ink, ink roller, fingerprint card, impressing plate and glass plate. Sir Andres lectured us on how to get fingerprints and after his lecture, we ourselves tried. Both left and right thumb would be rolled outside to inner side of the thumb. It would be easier to move the wrist joint if doing so. While the other four fingers would be rolled inside to outside which is easier and makes less mistakes. He also told us that fingerprints has patterns/types. Two of those are the Ulnar loop and the plain whorl. He also told us the uses of fingerprints, they are use as confirmation of the suspect's identity and criminal history, for disclosure of the identity of the unidentified persons and the deduce criminal's identity from fingerprints gathered from the crime scene.

Now that we have modern technology, there is a building in Camp Crame in Manila that would have Automated Fingerprint Identification System. that would match fingerprints using computers.