REVIEW OF PROJECT SEARCH ACTIVITIES IN IDENTIFICATION, 1969-1974 (FROM PROJECT SEARCH - INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CRIM JUST INFO AND STAT SYSTEM, 2D - PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 30 - MAY 2, 1974, BY E CRESSWELL - SEE NCJ-25660)

• NCJ Number: 25716
• Author(s): G D MCALVEY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 7 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-SS-99-3312; 75-SS-99-6007
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA OF FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION, WITH REFERENCES TO THE TACHNICAL AND SPECIAL REPORTS PUBLISHED AS A RESULT.

Abstract

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE DISCUSSED: EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF HOLOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE TO FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION AND THE SATELLITE TRANSMISSION OF FINGERPRINT IMAGES: DEFINITION AND UPGRADING OF STATE IDENTIFICATION BUREAUS; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE ELECTRO MECHANICAL AND OPTICAL FINGERPRINT TAKING DEVICES. ALSO OUTLINED ARE THE DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY; A SURVEY OF EXISTING LATENT FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY; THE DESIGN OF A CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM; AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF AN AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT TECHNICAL SEARCH SYSTEM.