FP02 – The print

The fingerprint is often regarded as the most reliable form of identification, because it is difficult to alter or fake. It can be used to identify criminals and crime scenes. Fingerprints have been used in criminal databases for decades, but only now are they being more widely adopted in law enforcement.

Fingerprints are unique to each person and cannot be altered or faked. Fingerprints have been used in criminal databases for decades, but only now are they being more widely adopted in law enforcement. The FBI has created a database called Next Generation Identification (NGI) which contains fingerprints, palm prints, iris scans, facial recognition data and DNA samples of over 100 million people.