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Law Enforcement

Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, this is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems.

 

Kid-Print outlines sensor-less mobile fingerprint capture app for parents, plans December launch

Using the same optical technology designed to track defense missiles, a rocket scientist by the name of Brian Barsamian has…

 

ImageWare gets contract in support of federal iris pilot test

ImageWare Systems is set to support a pilot program for a U.S. federal agency to implement iris recognition throughout 20 state…

 

BI2 Technologies gets iris identification contract for D.C. Department of Corrections

BI2 Technologies has announced that it’s just been awarded a contract for its iris biometric technologies at the Washington, D.C. Department…

 

Japan and the U.S. mull fingerprint data-sharing

Japan and the United states are looking to formalize an agreement for sharing fingerprints of convicted criminals. According to a…

 

Nigeria set to introduce biometric vehicle registration

Nigerian Police have introduced biometric registration for vehicles, in an attempt to fight rampant terrorism, kidnapping and car theft in…

 

Accurate Biometrics gets fingerprinting approval from Illinois State Police

Accurate Biometrics has announced that has just been approved by the Illinois State Police to perform fingerprint criminal history background checks…

 

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office adopts MorphoBIS for suspect identification

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is now using biometric technology from Morpho as a part of its workflow and says…

 

NXT-ID launches facial recognition pilot program with FL police department

NXT-ID’s subsidiary, 3D-ID has just initiated a pilot program with the Palm Bay, FL Police Department to evaluate its 3D…

 

MorphoTrak partners with Identity One for biometric inmate identification in Arizona

MorphoTrak has partnered with Identity One to deliver BIOGUARD, its system for identifying prison inmates by fingerprint, to the Maricopa County, Arizona…

 

Forensic technologies market to reach $17.7 billion by 2019: report

According to a newly-published report, the forensic technologies market, which includes biometrics, has been valued at USD $8.3 billion in…

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