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- . < 2 é ~ “ORE axa FUICTIO! iS OF TE TIVISION cF TvestIG.-TION The Division places notetions in the files of its Identifice- | tion Tnit upon request of peace officers, indiceting thet the arrest of an insividuel is desired as a fugitive. Throuch this procedure, after . clacsifving end scerchins incoming c:rés, ebout 350 p-rsons wanted for oa v.rious types of offenses rancing from misdemeanor to murder or as escaped. °= prisoners or perole violators are identified each month.’ This service . aS anplified an¢ its velue enhanced by the Division's action in publishing é distributing to contributors of finrerprints, monthly bulletins istine fucitives wante? throughout the country for rejor crimes. — Tufts bulletin also conteins articles of current interest to lew-en- forcemz:+ officers, such es treatises on latent finrerprints, ciphers. =. or Sintlir s:biects of e scientific cheracter in the field of crimi- ts nolory stuéied in the Division's research ané criminologicel laboratory. For the benefit of constituted authorities these finger- “print recorés ere elso used on frequent occesions to izextify unknown deceese? persons es vell as infivicuels, who, because of some melady, heve forgotten their identity. Likewise, it proves of velue in L, determining if epplicents for positions, unjer the Civil Service of a the Fezerel, stete, county or municipel fovernments, h-ve a previous 2 record on file which migkt show the eprlicant is not of a proper cher- — acter to receive the eppointment. In mainteining its fingerprint files, the Division of Investigation employs the Eenry system with current extensions, which utilizes 211 10 fingers considereé as a unit for the classificetion and filine of prints. In acdition there is mainteined a separate collec- tion of fincerprints of kidnapers ané extortionists, which ere filed inéivieuelly or singly. This collection is en euxiliary to the main file end is used primerily for the purpose of identifying latent fingerprints left at the scenes of crimes by kidnapers en extortionists. Unless litent fingerprints of such offenders cre t!-ose of the individuals whose © separate impressions are filed in the sinzle-print collection, it is difficult for she Division to identify the lctent prints. However, if . the nemes or aliases of any suspects are furnished the Tivision together with descriptive information, then the actuel prints may be compered va with the letent impressions and thus it may be possible to establish an -;, identification. aay In coniucting its identification work, the Division. of Investigetion is essentially a cooperetive orgenizetion . and cen furnish to contributing lew-enforcenent arencies only thet infometion which it receives from them. The assistance of the police, sheriffs, warcens, state identification bureaus, and similar 11