Tattoos Finally Have A Purpose – FBI Adding Them to Identification Database

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Anyone who knows Tom Mauriello knows what he thinks of tattoos on people’s bodies.  Well he has changed his mind.  He believes they finally have some utility.  The FBI’s Biometric Center of Excellence (BCOE) is gathering information regarding tattoos to add more identifying factors to their database.  Researching extremist and gang-related tattoos across the country will allow the FBI to use these permanent marks to identify people beyond using just DNA, fingerprints, or mug shots.  In the future, scars and other skin marks will be included, as well as developments in voice, iris and even footprints.

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Date of Article: July 19, 2012

[Abstract by Carrie Wells, ForensIQ Student Intern, July 21, 2012]

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