Discuss the new role that IAFIS fingerprinting technology offers in the field of criminal investigation and identification

What will be an ideal response?


• IAFIS is a national fingerprint and criminal history database established in 1999 and maintained by the FBI's CJIS Division. The IAFIS provides automated fingerprint search capabilities, latent searching capability, electronic image storage, and electronic exchange of fingerprints and responses, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It combines with criminal histories, mugshots, scar and tattoo photos, height, weight, hair and eye color, and aliases to help match evidence with identities. As a result of submitting fingerprints electronically, agencies receive electronic responses to criminal 10-print fingerprint submissions within 2 hours and within 24 hours for civil fingerprint submissions. Information for more than 47 million criminal subjects is kept in the IAFIS master file.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A) European Charter B) Charter of Liberties C) Articles of Confederation D) Magna Carta

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