Fingerprints 2

Types of fingerprints
There are three different types of fingerprints in the study of forensics are latent, direct, and plastic. Latent prints are the prints that are left by the normal finger leaving the shap and ridges with a trail of oil and sweat, these are not visible unless a powder is aplied. Then there are Direct finger prints, theses are rare fingerprints that can be seen because they are left in blood or in some visible substance. Then last there is plastic fingerprints, plastic fingerprints are fingerpirnts left in a pliable surface like clay, wax, or "Plastic"; these finger prints are easily seen and can be molded in some cases by plaster.