Fingerprinting Merit Badge

Fingerprinting
Merit badge requirements
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  1. Take a clear set of prints. Use both rolled and plain impressions. Make these on an 8-by-8-inch fingerprint identification card, available from your local police department or counselor.

  2. Do the following:

    1. Name the surfaces of the body where friction or papillary ridges are found.

    2. Explain why plain impressions must be taken on a card.

  3. Show you can identify the eight types of fingerprint patterns.

  4. Give a short history of fingerprinting. Tell the difference between civil and criminal identification. Point out the purposes of each.

Merit badge requirements courtesy of Troop 586 Farmington