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Mark or Latent
A finger impression recovered from the scene of an incident or lifted from an article in some way associated with the incident.
Tenprints
A set of finger impressions taken from one person recorded on one form.
Fingerprint identification
(Full)
A positive fingerprint identification, which meets the current national sixteen-point standard.
(Partial or Insufficient)
This term has been used in the past to describe a fingerprint identification which does not meet the current national sixteen point standard and which could not in the past, routinely be used for court purposes. With the advent of a non-numeric standard this term is no longer used. If fingerprint experts make an identification where there are less than sixteen points, this would be reported to the Procurator Fiscal as a 'non-numeric' identification.
Insufficient Detail
Finger impression, which does not reveal sufficient ridge detail for a fingerprint comparison.
Ridge Characteristics
The ridges that flow across the skin surface of the hands are not continuous lines. There are many breaks and deviations. Any natural variation in the flow of a ridge is a ridge characteristic.
Searching
Print to Print
A set or sets of fingerprints searched against a fingerprint collection. Sets may be incomplete. Sometimes referred to as tenprint to tenprint.
Mark to Mark
Scene of crime mark (impression) searched against outstanding scenes of crime marks.
Print to Mark
A set or sets of fingerprints searched against outstanding scenes of crime marks.
Mark to Print
Scenes of crime marks searched against fingerprint collections. Sometimes referred to a mark to tenprint.
Abbreviations used in the report
ACPOS - Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
APRT - ACPOS Presidential Review Team
AFR - Automatic Fingerprint Recognition
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