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Types of Prints

Among the most valuable clues for the investigator at the crime scene are fingerprints and palm prints. Generally, fingerprints can be divided into three main groups: latent, plastic, and visible.
A latent fingerprint (also called a patent fingerprint) is one that occurs when the entire pattern of whorls on the finger, which contain small amounts of grease, oil, perspiration, or dirt, for example, is transferred to an object when it is touched.
A plastic fingerprint results when a finger presses against plastic material and leaves a negative impression of friction ridges.
A visible fingerprint (also called a dust print) is a print that has been adulterated with foreign matter. If a finger is placed in a thin layer of dust, for example, the dust may cover the friction ridges.

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