Fingerprints
Introduction
History
BC 200
AD 1600's
AD 1800's
AD 1900's
Description
Ridge Patterns
Unique Fingerprints
Fingerprinting
Fingerprint Patterns
Use in Investigation
Introduction to Fingerprints in an Investigation
Methods of documenting fingerprints
IAFIS
Conclusion
Sources
AD 1900's
AD 1903
The NYPD became the first police department to
use fingerprints for criminal investigation.
AD 1905
The U.S. army began using fingerprinting.
AD 1907
The U.S. navy began using fingerprinting.
AD 1908
The U.S. marine corps began using fingerprinting
In AD 1946
The FBI had processed 100 million fingerprints,
then 25 years later they doubled that number to 200 million.