Discussion:
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)
Address the following:
1. In your own words, what is the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)?
2. In your own words, what are the steps for utilizing the IAFIS? Explain.
3. What advantages do you think are realized through the use of IAFIS? Explain.
4. What disadvantages might the system pose for crime scene investigators? Explain.
5. Do you feel that it is ethical to use an automated system to compare crime scene fingerprints with those in a database? Is it constitutional? Why or why not? Explain your rationale.
6. Is there any potential for abuse of the system? Why or why not? Explain.
Please include references in APA format.