FBI technicians used the Henry Fingerprint Classification System and visual examinations to make identification determinations. Fingerprint technology evolved to such a degree that by the mid-1980s, ...

As most crime scene experts know, dusting for fingerprints can sometimes destroy parts of the prints, erasing potentially valuable forensic clues. Conventional fingerprinting methods involve treating ...

A failure of the FBI's computerized system to match fingerprints allowed a wanted sex offender to walk free in Georgia. Authorities say after he was released, Jeremy Brian Jones went on to kill four ...

Fingerprint authentication systems are a widely trusted, ubiquitous form of biometric authentication, deployed on billions of smartphones and other devices worldwide. Yet a new study reveals a ...

Ninety-one years after fingerprint evidence was first presented in an American courtroom, its reputation as an infallible forensic tool is under attack in a court challenge that could change how ...

The Utah DPS has approved Bayometric’s Live Scan Fingerprinting System, empowering organizations to submit fingerprints ...

If you are like many people, navigating the complexities of everyday life depends on an array of cards and passwords that confirm your identity. But lose a card, and your ATM will refuse to give you ...

Today, federal prosecutors will try to persuade U.S. District Judge Louis H. Pollak to reverse his recent decision barring experts from testifying about whether a fingerprint taken from a crime scene ...

The development of a national, cloud-based digital fingerprint system for UK police is due for completion in December 2022, and will facilitate easier access to and sharing of more than 8.4 million ...

Fingerprints are among the most distinctive features of human biology, serving as enduring identifiers for individuals and as windows into genetic and developmental processes. The three major ...