SOUTHWAY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

(S O C O T E C H)

CRIMINOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Effective A.Y. 2021-2022

INSTITUTIONAL VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS:

MISSION

SOCOTECH addresses the needs of our country’s economy by nurturing

youth to become productive individuals and to provide opportunity for a
sustainable professional growth and advancement of science and
technology.

VISION

SOCOTECH is a potent force acting as vital instrument for our country’s

goals and economic recovery by leading through a demonstrated
competence of high quality graduates in relevant education with positive
work values.

GOALS:

1. It inculcates the values of honesty, fairness and respect for other

persons.

2. It aims to guide the student to use expertise and capacities for

the promotion of social and service to fellowmen.

3. It aims to provide the students with competencies and skills in

his chosen field.

4. It aims to train the students for leadership.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To develop curricular programs that could respond to the

demand of global competitiveness.

2. To develop the community by delivering a high standard quality

of education that is accessible to every individual.

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PROGRAM VISION AND MISSION:

VISION:

We are a community of professionals who have the passion in providing

globally recognized Criminology education and advancement in the
region.

MISSION:

We nurture the academic community of prolific individuals in exploiting

current technology advancement. We pursue opportunities for
immersion, addressing the needs of our partners in industry, government,
and academe. We inspire the Agusanon to become dedicated
professionals imbued with competencies, leadership skills, and God-
fearing value

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 I. Course Code: FORENSIC 2
II. Course Title: Personal Identification Techniques
III. Course Credits: 3 units

IV. Course Description:

The course is designed to enumerate and describe the different

personal identification techniques applied in crime detection and
investigation. Specifically, it focuses on fingerprint recording, developing
of latent prints and identification and classification of fingerprints for
purposes of court presentation.

General Instructions:

You are expected to complete the activities of this LMS within one
(1) semester. Please DO NOT leave out any activity incomplete. Should
you need clarifications, please feel free to contact your Instructor.

Thank you and keep safe always!

FILL IN ME! (5 points)

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 V. MODULE NO. 1

A. Title: General Concerns

B. Topic:
1. the key terms used in fingerprinting ( a means of
personal identification ) ; the importance and value of
fingerprint and to trace the of history and;
2. to identify the different personalities of fingerprint and
their contribution;
3. The principle of fingerprint and to identify the ancient
and the present methods of criminal identification.

C. Time Frame: 9HRS

D. Introduction:

This module deals with the concepts of fingerprinting and

to internalize the importance or value of fingerprints.

E. Intended Learning Outcome/ ILO

At the end of the topic, students are expected to:

1. Define fingerprinting and it’s concepts

2. Internalize the importance of AFIS
3. Interpret the value of fingerprinting

F. Pre-test 1.0

1. As a criminology student, how will you explain the importance of

fingerprinting? Explain your answer 2-3 sentences

READ ME!
You are advice to read and comprehend the LEARNING
ACTIVITIES in every module for you to understand the subject matters
and properly guided to all the activities, quizzes, assignments, and
projects that indicated to your module.

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

INTRODUCTION

THE KEY TERMS USED IN FINGERPRINTING

Fingerprinting

A method of identification of an individual through the use of the

impression made by the ridge formation found in the terminal part of the
fingers. Though, there were several attempts in the past questioning its
reliability and credibility but to no avail.

According to study, fingerprint will start to develop during 3rd or

4th month of fetal life of a person and continuing to exist until one will
decomposition due to death.

Today, the use of fingerprinting had invaded not only in the

government agency but in private sectors as will. AFIS (Automated
Identification System) is a computer based identification system that
stored collected fingerprints from convicts or those fingerprints collected
from individuals when one applies for police clearance.

ACTIVITY #. 1 Express your idea(5pts)

What is AFIS in regards to fingerprints and why is it

important?

How is AFIS used in fingerprint investigation process?

Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is a

biometric solution consisting of a computer database of fingerprint

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records, which is able to search and compare them to identify known or
unknown fingerprints. Modern AFIS are able to search over a billion
fingerprint records in a single second.

The very first AFIS was created in 1974 by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI). It only contained the so-called minutiae or the most
important points of a fingerprint because it would be too expensive to
store whole images.

The very first Innovatrics AFIS was deployed in 2009. Along with
fingerprints and palm prints, it now also supports faces and irises. In this
case, it is called Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS).

What is the difference between AFIS and biometric fingerprint

systems?

While AFIS is used to recognize persons who do not want to be

identified, Biometric Fingerprinting Systems is used by persons who want
to be identified. AFIS mainly deals with large scale identification that is
signaling out a person from millions of others.

Advanced Fingerprint Identification Technology

(AFIT)
The AFIT enhanced fingerprint and latent processing services,
increased the accuracy and daily fingerprint processing capacity, and
improved system availability.

How successful is AFIT at matching fingerprints?

This report features that the FBI replaced a 92 percent accurate

system with the advanced fingerprint identification system and the new
system had an accuracy of 99.6 percent.

How is AFIT better than AFIS?

According to Traxler, AFIS was only about 92% accurate in

fingerprint pattern-matching, but AFIT has been benchmarked for at least
99% accuracy.

THE IMPORTANCE OR VALUE OF FINGERPRINTS

1. Prevent impersonation ( changing personal data )

2. Speedy identification of Wrongdoer( falsification, forgery )

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 3. Serve to give evidence ( identification of criminals )
4. Helps to identify victims of disaster, calamities, floods, etc.
5. Identifies bodies whose cadavers are beyond recognition.
6. Aids judiciary in penal treatment ( fingerprinting of prisoners )
7. Prevent criminal substitution of the newly born.

ACTIVITY 1.2 Explain me! (5 pts )

1. Read number five (5) and explain

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

INTERNALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FINGERPRINTING AND

VALUE OF DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES OF FINGERPRINT AND THEIR
CONTRIBUTION

Intended Learning Outcome/ ILO

At the end of the topic, students are expected to:

1. Discuss the some personalities in the study of

fingerprint

2. Internalize the values of the development in the

Philippines in the study of fingerprinting

3. Analyze the case of Will and William west

SOME PERSONALITIES IN THE STUDY OF DACTYLOSCOPY

Edward Richard Henry – Father of fingerprint (introduced the

classification system)

Alphonse Bertillon- introduced the anthropometry system (accepted for

almost 30 years worldwide)

John Dillinger – known criminal who tried to effaced his fingerprint by

burning with acid, but no to avail.

Roscoe James Pitt (aka Robert Phillips) – a man who was once
considered as a man without fingerprint. He surgically removed the

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fingerprint of the first joint of his fingers and covered it with another skin
from his chest. His efforts however turn futile.

Thomas Bewick- an Englishman who used fingerprint as his signature by

engraving them in a wooden plate.

Eugene Francois Vidocq – introduced method of identifying criminals by

memory (photographic eye)

Adolphe Quetelet – developed a theory that there was a one to four

chance of any two adult persons having the same height.

Thomas Taylor – Introduced the new system of palmistry.

Herman Welcker- in 1956 took his own print on his right palm and 41
years later took another print of the same hand and found out that prints
do not change.

Generoso Reyes –the first Filipino fingerprint technician. (First

conviction in the Philippine court thru the use of fingerprint as evidence
was the case of People of the Philippines VS. Medina).

Isabela Bernales – the first Filipina Fingerprint Technician.

Assignment # 1.0

1. How JOHN DILLINGER and ROSCOE JAMES PITT did tries to forge their
respective fingerprint?

FINGERPRINTS DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES

- Back 1901, Jones who taught fingerprint in the Philippines

Constabulary

- First conviction in the Philippine court through the use of

fingerprint as evidence was the case of People of Philippines vs. Medina

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Assignment #.2 Read and explain me!

1. People of Philippines VS. Medina , explain your idea

SEARCH AND READ ME: WILL WEST and WILLIAM WEST CASE

ACTIVITY 1.3 ANSWER ME!

What is the significance of

the Will West case?

SOME IMPORTANT TERMS IN THE STUDY OF FINGERPRINT

Anthropometry - the art of personal identification through body

measurement.

Dactylography- Is the art of fingerprint recording for identification

purposes.

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Dactyloscopy- is the science of fingerprint. It derive from words“dactylos
“which means fingers, and “skopien which means “ to examine “

Edgeoscopy- the study of the characteristics of the ridge edge for

comparison purposes.

Fingerprint- it is a reproduction of some smooth surface of the hand

form by the ridges and furrow.

Friction Ridge- raised strips of the skin on the inside of the end joints of
the fingers.

Polydactylism - the appearance of extra fingers as anatomically known.

Pores- are tiny holes of the skin where sweat and other secretion may
come out.

Ridgeology- the study of poroscopy , edgeoscopy, and ridge

characteristics for the purpose of the positive identification of
fingerprints.

ALLIED SCIENCES OF FINGERPRINT

1. Chiroscopy- the science that deals with the study of the palm print
in relation to identification.

2. Podoscopy – the science deals with the study of sole of human

foot for identification purposes.
3. Poroscopy - the science that deals with the study human pores or
sweat gland.

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The principle of fingerprint and to identify the ancient and the

present methods of criminal identification.

Intended Learning Outcome/ ILO

At the end of the topic, students are expected to:

1. Define the three dogmatic principles in the

study of fingerprint

2. Internalize the importance of the legal

consequences if the person refuses to be
fingerprinted.

3. Analyze and compare the early methods of

identification.

DOGMATIC PRINCIPLES OF FINGERPRINT

1. Principle of Individuality- no two persons having the same

fingerprint patterns.

2. Principle of Permanency- will remain unchangeable until one

losses his life and decomposed.

3. Principle of Infallibity – fingerprint is reliable and a positive

science.

Assignment #. 3 Distinguished me!

1. How do principle of Individuality, Permanency and

Infallibity differ to each other?

ACTIVITY 1.3 ANSWER ME!

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 1. Can a person be forced to be fingerprinted?

Early Methods of identification

Personal Identification during ancient period is very essential

since recidivist or repeat offender will receive severe penalty of found to
be one. The following were the methods employed:

A. Branding -

B. Mutilation

C. Tattooing

D. Descriptive clothing

E. Measurement of the height

F. Photographic eye

G. Photographing

H. Anthropological measurement

Project # 1. Draw your own Fingerprint

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I. REFERENCES

Dr. Edwin Taganas Montalba. Fingerprinting (A means of Personal

Wiseman’s Books Trading, Inc. (2010)

Joner C. Villaluz. Basic Fingerprinting .[Link] .First

edition OBE (OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION)

“Education is the most powerful weapon

which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela

Prepared by:

CHERYL O. BESORO, Rcrim,CAR

[Link]

Checked by:

FRANKLIN S. FRANCO, Rcrim.

Program Head

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