Finland: DNA v. Fingerprint Analysis
The crime laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland is examining DNA samples about twice as often as it resorts to fingerprint analysis. DNA studies have surged in the past ten years. Last year the NBI crime laboratory examined 6,000 DNA samples. In the same period of time, the laboratory analysed 3,000 fingerprints. [...]
Tags: Actual Innocence, Crime Labs, Crime Scene, DNA, DNA Database, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Finger Printing, Finland, Forensics, Identification, Miscarriage of Justice, Police, Victim