History Detectives

Finger Printing

Clip | 1m 30s

The Criminal Justice and Information Service (CJIS) in West Virginia holds over 65 million fingerprint records, with over 200 thousand new subjects turning up everyday, how does CJIS sort through all the prints when trying to find a match? Tukufu explains how digital technology has revolutionized the process.

Aired: 01/25/11

Rating: TV-G

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