The iris scan is the FBI's latest 'next generation identification' technology -- but the more states that pick it up, the more useful it will be to police.
Clarksburg, W.V. – As the FBI celebrates 100 years of success in its fingerprint lab – formally the Biometric Services Section – leaders have an eye toward the future as advances in science and technology expand the capabilities for law enforcement. Fingerprints can now be collected on scene with a small attachment to an agent's cellphone. Millions of palm prints have been added to fingerprint databases. Facial recognition technology is helping investigators identify suspects.
Even criminals who try to alter their fingerprints by cutting open their fingertips and sewing them back together in a different pattern can be identified by expert analysts. And computer algorithms help investigators sort through a huge database of images, pulling out a few likely matches before humans make final determinations. The FBI is hoping more agencies take advantage of its growing toolkit. ' is certainly an awareness of the services,' Griffith said.
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