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Morpho (Safran group) recently announced the FBI’s certification of the company’s compact high speed livescan fingerprint scanner, the MorphoTop™ Model 100R. Designed for civil applications, the device provides high speed imaging of fingerprints for background checks, travel ID verification, and other uses.

The company’s handheld MorphoIDent™ was designed for use by government officials, such as police and Border agents. This fingerprint scanner offers real-time fingerprint identification by connecting with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) database.

Unless your mystery/crime story takes place in the past, you should consider equipping your fictional law enforcement officers with a fingerprint scanner.