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Simon Cole describes the problem with fingerprint evidence.
About this expert
Simon Cole, assistant professor of criminology, law and society, studies the use of forensic evidence and technology in the legal system. He is the author of Suspect Identities: A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identification and his current research interests include fingerprinting, DNA, eye scanning, criminal ID databases and the so-called “CSI Effect”. More: www.seweb.uci.edu/faculty/cole/