When a man named Will West entered the Leavenworth Prison inmates. His face was photographed, and his Bertillion measurements were taken. Upon completion of this process, it was noted that another inmate, known as William West, who was already incarcerated at Leavenworth, had the same name, Bertillion measurements, and bore a striking resemblance to Will West.
The incident called the reliability of Bertillion measurements into question, and it was decided that a more positive means of identification was necessary. As the Bertillion System began to decline, the use of fingerprints in identifying and classifying individuals began to rise. After , many prison systems began to use fingerprints as the primary means of identification.
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There are three main fingerprint patterns, called arches, loops and whorls. The shape, size, number and arrangement of minor details in these patterns make each fingerprint unique. Cross-checking these against other prints in police databases has the potential to link a series of crimes together, or to place a suspect at the scene of a crime.
Authorized users in member countries can cross-check records from their national fingerprint databases against AFIS, where they think there may be an international aspect to the crime. The AFIS contains more than , fingerprint records and more than 17, crime scene marks. The automated process means the database can make more than 3, comparisons per day. The system is also capable of searching and filing palm prints.
New ABIS automated biometric identification system technology will be implemented in the future to enable faster and more accurate searches.
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