Fingerprinting Technique
Ink fingerprinting is done by pressing your finger down on an ink pad. You roll your finger from left to right to ensure your fingerprint is completely covered in ink. Next, you press your fingerprint onto a piece of paper, using the same rolling motion. When you press your finger onto the ink, the ink sticks to the ridges of your finger, but doesn’t get inside the grooves in between them. This allows your fingerprint impression to show up properly on the paper.
Special Circumstances
When fingerprints are taken, you will print all ten of your fingers. This way, all of your fingers are in the system. When investigations are done for crimes, a partial print is sometimes found. It’s easier to identify a partial print if everyone has all ten of their fingers printed. If the person being fingerprinted is missing a finger, any part of the finger that is present will be printed. If the finger is completely missing, it will be skipped. If the person being fingerprinted has an extra finger, they will begin with the thumb, and then record the next four fingers.
It’s important to make sure fingerprints are done properly so you can be put in the database. Fingers should be rolled and not swiped to prevent ink smudging. If you ever have your fingerprints ran, such as a background beck performed, all of your personal and public information will show up. For more information about ink fingerprinting, check out
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