| Fingerprint information has been around since 1901 | | | | that are wondering around lost. |
| when it was introduced at Scotland Yard. Every since | | | | Even though no one has the same fingerprints there |
| it was introduced it has played a key role with law | | | | are only three different types. A person will have |
| enforcement and crimes. | | | | either loop patterns, arch patterns or whorl patterns. |
| Everyone has a fingerprint on the tip of their fingers | | | | These classifications help detectives when they are |
| and every persons fingerprint is different. They are | | | | trying to match prints with a name. |
| different because of the curves and ridges that make | | | | If a person does not have fingers there are other |
| up a fingerprint. In order for someone to get a copy of | | | | ways to still get the prints from a person. A footprint |
| the fingerprint the finger is usually rolled in black ink. | | | | or a palm print works the same way that fingerprint |
| Once the ink is on the finger tip the finger is then rolled | | | | information is used. Any of these three prints will hold |
| on really heavy paper in order to leave an impression. | | | | up in court if a person is being convicted of a crime. |
| In most cases the fingerprint is then scanned into a | | | | It does not matter what country a crime is committed |
| machine with your name for safe keeping and held in | | | | in when a person is arrested and booked the first thing |
| the FBI database. | | | | that will be done is taking the persons fingerprints. |
| Fingerprint information is used for many different things | | | | From this point on the fingerprint information is stored |
| in helping to identify a person. When a crime is | | | | and can be compared any time there is a need to look |
| committed the authorities will come to the scene and | | | | for a match on some prints that have been lifted from |
| look for any fingerprints that might have been left | | | | a crime scene. |
| behind. If there are any fingerprints found then they are | | | | There are many businesses in the United States that |
| dusted and lifted off of the item and scanned through | | | | require a person leave a thumb print on various |
| their system. If a match is made then they will be able | | | | documents. The prints could be for the armed forces, |
| to determine the suspect they need to find. | | | | government employees for receiving clearance into |
| Fingerprint information can be used for identifying | | | | other parts of the building, banks require a thumb print |
| remains of people if they were involved in a bad | | | | before cashing a check and even some states require |
| tragedy. The information can also be used to help | | | | the print on the drivers license. |
| identify missing people or even people with amnesia | | | | |