309_Group_P2

Position Paper – Part Two

Name:

Instructions: Please use this form as an organizer for writing your portion of your group position paper. You will be writing the second part of the paper. You should clearly and thoroughly identify possible solutions and the final solution that your group has decided on to solve the problem that you are addressing. You may use your own research and the research from other members of your group. Be sure to follow the MLA citation format that you used when completing your JRP. Your portion of the paper should be a minimum of one page in length.

III. There are many possible solutions to this problem. The possible solutions are:

1.) We can enable a National Fingerprint Database and combine it with the FBIS IAFIS(Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System)

2.) We can let things run on its own and have crime solving decrease because the lack of information.

IV. The solution I (we) propose is: (This section will become you proposed legislation. Be sure to include what agency will implement your law, proposed cost if any and effective date). You must also state how your bill fits within the limits of the Constitution.

The solution I (we) propose is to create and enable a National Fingerprint Database in order to help increase crime solving in the United States. Statistics show that within the last fourty years crime has increased and the crimes that have been solved has decreased due to lack of information given. If crime keeps rising like this in the next fourty years crime will be so high that everyone will be able to commit crimes and get away with it. By enabling the National Fingerprint database and combining it with FBI's IAFIS we can create a better,super efficent accurate way to keep records on everyone in the U.S. The NFD works by fingerprinting every baby that is born in the U.S in order to keep track of them from when they are born to when they die. Immigrants that are in the U,S also are included in this, except if Immigrants want to become american citizens they must get fingerprinted into the system.Montana was the first state to use the NFD and has been one of the reasons why this should pass. Attorney of the state of Montana, McGrath said "It's never been more important for federal, state and local law enforcement officials to have speedy access to accurate criminal justice information," McGrath said. "The NFF means states can maintain their own records and be confident the information being used around the nation is up to date." The criminals that are not being caught are free to do whatever while someone else might die. This is how the Databse would work explained by McGrath "When a law enforcement officer in another state arrests and fingerprints someone and submits those prints to the FBI, if the person has a criminal record in Montana, the FBI will notify Montana. The state then sends a criminal history record directly to the requesting law enforcement agency The difference between the National Fingerprint Database and the FBIS IAFIS is the FBI's system only records simple information mostly for repeated offenders: mug shots, sc a rs a nd t a t to o pho to s; physic a l ch a r a cteristics like height, weight, a nd h a ir a nd eye color; a nd a li a ses. While the NFD works to keep more basic information like where they live, what are their past offences, where they can be located and alot more information and is kept the most accurate because it will be able to respond 24 hours a day 365 days a year so there is no way information can become scarce. If the database is enacted it will be combined the FBI Agency and will cost $500,000 and the bill will take effect January 1, 2012