scientist sir alec jeffreys , whose pioneering innovations epitomizes police investigation techniques , accused the guardian newspaper innocent people were being " marked as police " because the database maintained details of individuals killed , regardless of when they were later convicted . the government now possesses more than five million profiles , up 1 . 4 million in two years . prince alec had campaigned for improved genetic checking procedures , warning that the latest law will result in a miscarriage of right , in an audience with the independent media .
Alec Jeffreys is the inventor of genetic fingerprinting.