How reliable is fingerprint analysis

Fingerprinting is used by law enforcement all over the world, but it may not be as reliable as you think. Subscribe to our channel! Fingerprinting has been a vital tool in forensic science since 1911 when the first conviction was handed out based on fingerprint evidence. It’s been used in countless investigations to help convict or rule out suspects, but is it as reliable as we think? According to one study, researchers found that fingerprint analysts had a false positive rate (i.e.