You will process a variety of porous and nonporous items for latent prints using black fingerprint powder or crushed charcoal. Describe your experience in an essay, addressing the following questions:

1. How many different prints or partial prints did you locate?

2. What types of objects did you lift the prints from? Where were they located?

3. What supplies did you use? What technique did you use to apply the powder?

4. Did you expect to find more prints, or fewer?

5. Can you identify the prints as different from one another? How? It is very important to pick a variety of different surfaces.