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== Merit badge requirements ==
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:1. Give a short history of fingerprinting. Tell the difference between civil and criminal identification.
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:2. Explain the difference between the automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) now used by some law enforcement agencies and the biometric fingerprint systems used to control access to places like buildings, airports, and computer rooms.
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:3. Do the following:
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::a. Name the surfaces of the body where friction or papillary ridges are found.
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::b. Name the two basic principles supporting the science of fingerprints and give a brief explanation of each principle.
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::c. Explain what it takes to positively identify a person using fingerprints.
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:4. Take a clear set of prints using ONE of the following methods:
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::a. Make both rolled and plain impressions. Make these on an 8-by-8-inch fingerprint identification card available from your local police department or counselor.
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::b. Using clear adhesive tape, a pencil, and plain paper, record your own fingerprints or those of another person.
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:5. Show your merit badge counselor you can identify the three basic types of fingerprint patterns and their subcategories. Using your own hand, identify the types of patterns you see.
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|quote=In earning the Fingerprinting merit badge, Scouts will learn about and use an important technique that is used by law enforcement officers, along with other materials like matching dental records and DNA sampling, to help identify amnesia victims, missing persons, abducted children, and others.
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*1, 2, & 3. [http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/fingerprints_biometrics/fingerprint-overview FBI Fingerprint Identification, History, etc.]
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*1. [http://www.usmarshals.gov/usmsforkids/fingerprint_history.htm Fingerprint History]
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*1. [http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/iafis.htm Criminal versus Civil Fingerprint Identification]
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*2. [http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/hrms/kronos/bio.htm AFIS versus Biometrics (Fingerprint versus Finger-Scan)]
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*3a. [http://ridgesandfurrows.homestead.com/fingerprint.html What is a Fingerprint?]
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*3b. [http://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/ID/ID00004_2.html Is Fingerprint Indentification a "Science"?]
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*3c. [http://onin.com/fp Latent Print Examination: Fingerprints, Palm Prints, and Footprints]
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*4. [http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/fingerprints_biometrics/recording-legible-fingerprints Recording legible fingerprints]
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:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7N-4UNAzsw&feature=related Fingerprinting Video Lesson] ·
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*5. [http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/takingfps.html Taking Legible Fingerprints]
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*[http://biometricwatch.com/Technologies/Fingerprint_recognition/fingerpr.htm Biometric Watch] Includes a brief history, and identification of the three major types.
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* [http://onin.com/fp/fpmeritbdg.html Fingerprinting Merit Badge] An online course specific to the merit badge.
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*[http://www.missingkids.com/ National Center For Missing And Exploited Children]
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*[http://www.scafo.org/ Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers]
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*[http://www.policensw.com/info/fingerprints/finger01.html The Thin Blue Line: Fingerprinting] A detailed history of fingerprinting.
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Fingerprinting merit badge
Status: Elective
Created: 1938
Discontinued: no
BSA Advancement ID: 049
Requirements revision: 2004
Latest pamphlet revision: 2003

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“ In earning the Fingerprinting merit badge, Scouts will learn about and use an important technique that is used by law enforcement officers, along with other materials like matching dental records and DNA sampling, to help identify amnesia victims, missing persons, abducted children, and others. ”


Fingerprinting merit badge requirements

  1. Give a short history of fingerprinting. Tell the difference between civil and criminal identification.
  2. Explain the difference between the automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) now used by some law enforcement agencies and the biometric fingerprint systems used to control access to places like buildings, airports, and computer rooms.
  3. Do the following:
    a. Name the surfaces of the body where friction or papillary ridges are found.
    b. Name the two basic principles supporting the science of fingerprints and give a brief explanation of each principle.
    c. Explain what it takes to positively identify a person using fingerprints.
  4. Take a clear set of prints using ONE of the following methods:
    a. Make both rolled and plain impressions. Make these on an 8-by-8-inch fingerprint identification card available from your local police department or counselor.
    b. Using clear adhesive tape, a pencil, and plain paper, record your own fingerprints or those of another person.
  5. Show your merit badge counselor you can identify the three basic types of fingerprint patterns and their subcategories. Using your own hand, identify the types of patterns you see.


The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2012 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765)

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Notes

Worksheet A FREE workbook for Fingerprinting is available here! Adobe Acrobat PDF
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Or click here to print just the Fingerprinting requirements. 		meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of
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Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.
  1. Per the BSA: "You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject." Pamphlets (books) are at local Scout Shops and online at ScoutStuff.org.
  2. "Get a signed Merit Badge application from your Scoutmaster." An online, printable Word doc file version is available.
  3. Fingerprinting is a popular merit badge.


Requirement resources

Fingerprinting Video Lesson ·


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See also

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