professor sir alec jeffreys , who pioneering discoveries epitomizes police analysis techniques , told the guardian newspaper innocent people were being " tagged as criminals " because the database retained details of everyone arrested , and of whether they were previously acquitted . the government now holds more than five million profiles , up 1 . 4 million in two seasons . sir alec also calling for improved standardized analysis measures , warning that the existing situation will result in a miscarriage of judgement , in an interviewed with the guardian website .
Alec Jeffreys is the inventor of genetic fingerprinting.