Ten-print cards include rolled fingerprints and simultaneous impressions.

• A. Palm prints
• B. Rolled fingerprints
• C. Simultaneous impressions (slaps)
• D. Rolled fingerprints and simultaneous impressions (slaps)

Answer: (D)

Ten-print cards are designed to provide a complete friction ridge record for identification. To achieve that, you capture two kinds of images. Rolled fingerprints involve rolling each finger from one side to the other, recording the entire pattern from edge to edge and capturing details near the nail areas that can be missed in flat impressions. Simultaneous impressions, or slaps, capture multiple fingers at once and include the ridge detail across several fingers and parts of the palms, giving a broader view of the print patterns and helping with alignment and comparison when some tiny details aren’t clear in rolled images. Palms can be collected in other forms, but they aren’t part of the standard ten-print set. Relying only on rolled prints would miss the broader ridge information that slaps provide, while relying only on slaps would miss the precise, individual finger patterns best seen when rolled. Combining both approaches yields a complete and high-quality ten-print record.