Question

If you committed a crime, would it be easy for investigators to match this print to your records? Why or why not? Hint: how’s the quality of the lifted print? How rare is your pattern? (At least two sentences)

Answer 1

Answer:

This question is incomplete

Explanation:

This question is incomplete because of the absence of the picture of the print in question. However, when the quality of the print obtained from a crime scene is high/good, then this is a good/positive step in identification of a suspect. However, if the quality is bad, other options might need to be explored in addendum to the print obtained in identifying a suspect.

If the quality of the print is good enough to make a pattern, then another factor comes into play. If the pattern is a rare pattern or is not common, then it becomes easier to identify the suspect because there would be fewer people having that fingerprint and fewer people to deal with. Of the three major patterns of fingerprints (whorl, loop and arch), arch fingerprints are the least common.