What is the fingerprint used for?
They analyse them and see what type they are. This helps alot with help tracking the victim, finding who was at the scene and tracing the crimnal. Fingerprints have helped alot of crimes, as you you will see on our page 'Famous Crimes Solved By Fingerprints' and they have also been around along time which we also talk about on our page 'History Of Fingerprints'. Fingerprints have been around for ages and have solved alot of crimes it is one of the most common tactics used by Forensic scientists.
Fingerprinting is indeed a blessing to investigators. It gives them a practically flawless means of nailing murders, thieves and law abusers. Fingerprinting makes it possible for a crime to be solved without even one tangible piece of evidence, such as a weapon. It is an amazing tool. Latent fingerprints are not visible to the naked eye and therefore can be found anywhere in the crime scene without the criminal even realizing it. It is a foolproof method for not one person can have another's fingerprints, they are as unique as the word unique gets. The only fault that lies when dealing with fingerprint investigation lies within the hands of the investigator. Careful precautions need to be taken at the crime scene so that the fingerprint is not lost. Once a print is developed, it must be enduringly saved with precision. A photograph must be taken before any further steps are taken in case there lies fault within the investigator preservation techniques.
Fingerprinting is indeed a blessing to investigators. It gives them a practically flawless means of nailing murders, thieves and law abusers. Fingerprinting makes it possible for a crime to be solved without even one tangible piece of evidence, such as a weapon. It is an amazing tool. Latent fingerprints are not visible to the naked eye and therefore can be found anywhere in the crime scene without the criminal even realizing it. It is a foolproof method for not one person can have another's fingerprints, they are as unique as the word unique gets. The only fault that lies when dealing with fingerprint investigation lies within the hands of the investigator. Careful precautions need to be taken at the crime scene so that the fingerprint is not lost. Once a print is developed, it must be enduringly saved with precision. A photograph must be taken before any further steps are taken in case there lies fault within the investigator preservation techniques.