But experts say fingerprinting catches people who lie about their names. The accuracy of a fingerprint check is eons beyond what you could do in a name check, says Jay Wachtel, a criminal justice ...

The Biden administration is not requiring FBI fingerprint background checks of caregivers at its rapidly expanding network of emergency sites to hold thousands of immigrant teenagers, alarming child ...

NEW employees at Illinois schools will undergo FBI fingerprint checks starting this summer, and children will be safer as a result. Provisions in HB3977 require that anyone who comes into contact with ...

AUSTIN -- After a two and a half hour long debate, the Austin City Council voted Thursday to create an incentive-based program that rewards Uber and Lyft drivers who get a voluntary fingerprint ...

Fingerprints are unique, and most law enforcement agencies rely upon them to identify people. But how did that practice get started? A Facebook post claims it was after two nearly identical men were ...

Uber has 30 days to require certain drivers to get fingerprinted if the ride-hail giant intends to continue transporting unaccompanied teens in California. The California Public Utilities Commission ...

You might assume the coach of your kids’ municipal sports team has been vetted for criminal history. But what you might not know is that long waits for fingerprint processing mean it could take weeks ...

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BOSTON (AP) -- Teachers, workers at child care centers, school bus drivers and others could soon be required to submit fingerprints for criminal background checks. Asked on Tuesday if he would sign ...