Question

A forensic scientist matches a suspect's fingerprint on a drinking glass found in a robbery victim's apartment. What type of analysis was done? A) The scientist supplied direct evidence B) The scientist made a comparison C) The scientist made an identification D) The scientist made an association through individual evidence

Answer 1

Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is known that every individual's fingerprints are different from another. These fingerprints provide a key evidence in the detection of a suspect, criminal or murderer etc.

Hence, we can conclude that when a forensic scientist matches a suspect's fingerprint on a drinking glass found in a robbery victim's apartment then it is an analysis in which the scientist made an identification.

Answer 2

C) The scientist made an identification

Step-by-step explanation:

The fingerprint is a very certain method for identifying a person, because all human beings have got unique fingerprints. Forensic laboratories have database of all citizens in the area. Hence an identification is done by the results matched with the database information. The two main categories of fingerprint matching techniques are minutiae-based matching and pattern matching and both are them are present in the given database.