See also: The boy scout fingerprinting merit badge, which local police departments are naturally happy to assist with. The original requirements from 1938 incl

See also: The boy scout fingerprinting merit badge, which local police departments are naturally happy to assist with. The original requirements from 1938 included "Obtain the fingerprints of 5 persons and present evidence that these fingerprints, together with complete descriptive data, have been accepted for the civil identification file." https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2021/08/09/merit-badge-history-in-fingerprinting-the-fbi-and-the-bsa-found-the-perfect-match/ https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2021/08/09/merit-badge-his...