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In fiction, detectives usually have a database of fingerprints where they easily find a criminal and reach out to him/her. In reality, a fingerprint can rarely lead to the criminal, as fingerprints are fragile and can lead to a family member instead. Often, they only confuse the investigation.
Also, when they want to compare two fingerprints (the scene of the crime fingerprint and the suspect fingerprint), they cannot just insert the found fingerprint in the base. They have to find that person and then compare.
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On television, fingerprint analysts easily find criminals through the automated fingerprint analyst. Where in reality, it is difficult to find the criminal when using just an automated system because the criminal may not be a known criminal and the system has to have a specific type of print. More often than not, it is difficult to take a print from the crime scene and adequately use it in the database (this can be caused by elemental factors). The examiner plays the role of finding the correct perpetrator using specific tools and instruction. When using fingerprints, it is better to compare two fingerprints, that of the scene of the crime fingerprint and the suspect fingerprint. This can cause issues when there isn’t a lead in suspects.
