Forensic scientists dust fingerprints with magnetic particles to reveal the hidden swirls and curls that differentiate each person on the planet. The iron oxide particles attach themselves to the tiny bits of water, minerals, and oils that accumulate on the fingers as they touch various objects and other parts of the body. Coming up: in the "Present" new fingerprinting techniques that use antibodies on your fingers to reveal drug use,gun use, and much more. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/10/fingerprint-drugs.html
Fingerprints offer flawless means of personal identification. That is the essential explanation for their having replaced other methods of establishing the identities of criminals hesitant to admit previous arrests. I was born in Albania and when we first landed in the States we had to go through the process of immigration. My family and I had to get fingerprinted. Soon after, our fingerprints would appear on our green card. The whole process that we had to go through was fascinating. Fingerprints can be recorded on a standard fingerprint card or digitally. Achieving quality fingerprint impressions can be a matter of using proper techniques. Furthermore the methods of recording fingerprints may differ. It’s crucial to have a process that can segregate individuals from one another. Thanks to the technology improvements that are present we are able to protect our society from bad individuals.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to the show CSI, they have given society the illusion of so quickly and effortlessly using complicated and time consuming technology. The methods of forensic science past and present are tedious and long processes. I applaud the founders of forensic science for their innovation. After reading this blog I have learned how many of the processes that I see on CSI came about.
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