I guess I am pretty much under the influence of the significant number of CSI series I've seen over the past few months. (I switched from movies to criminal series, I don't know why, but I enjoy watching them). Anyways, one question which came to my mind:
How come they have so many fingerprints without a match? Here, in Serbia, whoever turns 16 is obliged to have his/her ID made, and in the process one leaves it's print at the police station. Isn't that done in every country?
Because as far as I understood, only those who already have a criminal record have their fingerprints in the database.
So how are these things managed worldwide? I'm particularly interested in the USA, but responses from other countries are welcome as well.
Thanks for your replies.
How come they have so many fingerprints without a match? Here, in Serbia, whoever turns 16 is obliged to have his/her ID made, and in the process one leaves it's print at the police station. Isn't that done in every country?
Because as far as I understood, only those who already have a criminal record have their fingerprints in the database.
So how are these things managed worldwide? I'm particularly interested in the USA, but responses from other countries are welcome as well.
Thanks for your replies.
I think the norm is that only those who have been in the army or in jail or similar have their registered. There tends to be an outcry whenever the government tries to keep track of its citizens. Thinking now of Norway/Britain/USA, mainly.
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Fingerprint question
- 28/02/2010 06:28:46 PM
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Re: Fingerprint question
- 28/02/2010 06:35:20 PM
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There are a few significant ways in which Norway reminds me of the US.
- 28/02/2010 08:01:01 PM
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in the US it is considered an invasion of privacy to have mandatory fingerprinting
- 28/02/2010 06:38:44 PM
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Re: in the US it is considered an invasion of privacy to have mandatory fingerprinting
- 28/02/2010 06:42:34 PM
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We're fairly touchy about privacy issues in the US.
- 28/02/2010 07:11:04 PM
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Actually, I read an NYT article just yesterday saying the exact opposite...
- 01/03/2010 06:19:34 PM
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Here in Sweden they take fingerprints if you have committed a crime.
- 28/02/2010 07:26:07 PM
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Fingerprints aren't the irrefutable evidence most people believe anyway.
- 28/02/2010 08:03:16 PM
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Not in the US or in Canada, no
- 03/03/2010 06:35:25 PM
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Don't forget all tourists... if one considers those separately from the criminals category, anyway. *NM*
- 03/03/2010 10:33:06 PM
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Re: Fingerprint question
- 03/03/2010 10:12:08 PM
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