Fundamental principles of fingerprints
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The three fundamental principles of fingerprints are that they are individual, they remain unchanged, and they all have unique patterns. As early as 300 B.C. in China, 702 A.D. in Japan and 1902 in the United States, people have been identified by their fingerprints (Justice). America was clearly on the tail end of the trend. Anything that derives from a single source and all other sources have been excluded is what is called an individual characteristic. Regarding fingerprints we would look at the minutiae. Every person has these, but they are never in the same pattern, which makes them distinct to you as an individual. Fingerprints are developed in the womb. Which is something I never thought about, which now seems like a “duh” moment. While we were being created in our mother’s womb’s we were given a set of fingerprints that until this day remain unchanged. We may have calluses on our hands or a burn on one of our fingers, but they do not change from the time we are created. Also, all of us have unique patterns: arches, loops, and whorls. From lesson 3 we learned that in America 5% have arches, 60% have loops and 35% of us have whorls. These are broken down into other categories which also make our fingerprints unique to us. All of these characteristics are quite amazing if you really think about it. There is no other human on this earth who has the same fingerprint as you. They may have similar characteristics to you but yours is unique and only belong to you.
From the article I read about Next Generation Identification I can sum it up as this: good luck in getting away with your crime. As the article said, it’s no longer going to be your fingerprints that get you caught; to sum it up. The FBI is developing biometrics that are no longer limited to your fingerprints (FBI). When I read this article, I was stuck on the repository for individuals of special concern (RISC). We were given mobile fingerprint devices during a huge training exercise at my base. We were to scan fingerprints of individuals involved in any crimes; not including traffic violations. I never had any “hits” but it is awesome to see where it may have came from. The Next Generation Identification, from this article, appears to be the future of criminal justice.
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