NCJ Number
155747
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 22 Issue: 6 Dated: (June 1995) Pages: 40-42
Date Published
1995
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Law enforcement agencies are embracing digital technology, particularly electronic imaging for mug shots, fingerprints, and electronic document management, to shorten the time required to book arrestees and manage prisoners in custody.
Abstract
Automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) are usually acquired first by police departments. Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation is currently scanning its old fingerprint records into a system that will allow the electronic transmission of fingerprints. The Ohio AFIS uses a variation of a military pattern recognition program to match records from ink and paper record cards or from data that have been captured by Live Scan systems. Ohio also plans to add mug shots collected by electronic digital imaging. At the Hunt Correctional Facility in Louisiana, a video camera and a personal computer are used to capture images and facilitate the booking process. Many other jurisdictions use AFIS, including Los Angeles County which has increased overall efficiency by 150 percent with the use of digitized imaging for fingerprinting. These jurisdictions recognize the efficiencies to be gained by combining records and eliminating redundant processes in booking and inmate management. 2 photographs