Finger prints
 

A cop investigating a crime in St. Louis Mo., in the middle of the USA finds a finger print at the scene. From there how is that finger print compared to the tens of millions of finger prints on file? Is the system computerized?

Re: Finger prints
 

Yes, its called AFIS Automated fingerprint identification system.

AFIS

Re: Finger prints
 

AFIS will compare the prints to the millions on file and narrow it down to the closest matches. The final ID on the print is made by a Finger Print Tech by hand.

Re: Finger prints
 

That is truly amazing, think of the millions of finger prints they have just from service personnel! To sort through such a huge file is truly a monumental task. Can you imagine doing such a job without computers?

Re: Finger prints
 

No kidding! I think it would be impossible without them!