Police Biometrics Identification News & Articles

• Generate actionable intelligence in as little as 90 minutes using rapid DNA testing

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  Discover 3 ways your department can get offenders off the street faster, identify perpetrators quickly and solve cross-jurisdictional crimes with this device

• Connecting public safety agencies with proven industry partners

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  AWS launches competency program to help agencies leverage cloud technology vendors

• Facial recognition an effective investigative tool, not big brother

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  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says the biometric technology is one of many investigative tools used by his department

• New algorithm may make fingerprint analysis more reliable and efficient

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  Scientists have automated a key step in forensic fingerprint analysis

• Legal, privacy concerns to consider before implementing iris-scanning technology

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  Looking at some public concerns and legal issues can help law enforcement plan its use of the evolving technology

• 5 things to consider before implementing iris scanning technology

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  The eyes have it – or do they? Make sure your iris scanning is up-to-date and spoof proof

• 5 things to know about smart guns

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  Reliability isn't the only thing getting in the way of the technology

• Roundtable: Police tech experts gaze into the crystal ball

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  Four experts on the frontline of law enforcement technology tell us what to expect 15 years out

• Facial recognition technology and a 'reasonable expectation of privacy'

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  Law enforcement might consider using discretion before a court decides whether police need a warrant to scan someone’s face

• How biometric technologies will help correctional facilities

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  Biometric technologies have already helped facilities improve offender identification and have the potential to improve efficiency for employee access authentication

• Policing Matters Podcast: Technology and social media in 21st century policing

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  Jim and Doug discuss the third pillar of Obama's 21st Century Policing task force report

• Will augmented reality change policing?

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  The R-7 augmented reality glasses offer facial recognition and LPR

• First look: 2016 tech trends cops need to know

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  TASER and Axon have unveiled their first annual law enforcement technology report

• SHOT Show 2016: The ArmsReach Defender stores guns without sacrificing quick access

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  According to the manufacturer, this is not a handgun safe, but a "responsible handgun storage product"

• P1 Product Poll: What's your experience with biometric security?

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  By Police1 Staff Police1 is conducting a quick survey about law enforcement’s experience with biometric security. Please take a moment to fill out this survey and get your voice heard! While the de...

• How to use speech for your dual-authentication login

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  Two-factor authentication soon required for access to criminal information databases

• New FBI fingerprint tech key to resolving Ill. cold case

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  The federal agency's Next Generation Identification system sounds like the name of a futuristic crime show — and in some ways, it resembles one

• How local and state cops fit into counterterrorism

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  We must conduct proactive investigations — beginning with learning the pre-attack indicators of terrorists

• Bringing the Lab into the Booking Room: DNAscan Rapid DNA Analysis System from GE Healthcare and NetBio

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  Fast, reliable DNA results processed by officers right in the booking station

• Tech inside: DNAscan Rapid DNA Analysis System from GE Healthcare and NetBio

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  Fully automated, tabletop system provides DNA analysis results in less than 85 minutes

• Evaluating the next generation of fingerprint technology

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  Devices can scan digital fingerprint images without individuals needing to press their fingers against a screen

• The "CSI effect" becomes reality: How Rapid DNA Analysis™ is changing the future of on-site DNA testing

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  World-renowned expert Dr. Bruce Budowle talks about the current and future state of DNA testing as it's brought directly into the hands of officers

• Biometrics security is not foolproof

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  The Windows registry is a proof of concept that, if computer programmers designed buildings and bridges, one woodpecker could destroy Western civilization

• FBI to develop tattoo database

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  Agency is asking local law enforcement agencies for help collecting tattoo information

• LA sheriff's dept.: No connection between photo, badge recall

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  LA sheriff is recalling about 200 official-looking badges that were given to politicians for use during disasters

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