Mobile Automated Fingerprinting System
brings the lab to the scene
A new mobile automated fingerprinting
system provides law enforcement officers and agents with access to numerous
databases in real time at the incident scene.
The new Motorola Mobile Automated Fingerprint Identification System
(Mobile AFIS) includes advanced tools previously available only in forensics
laboratories and enables public safety officials to rapidly establish
the identity of an individual by providing remote access to fingerprints,
facial images and criminal history records.
“Mobile AFIS allows access to information across agency and jurisdictional
boundaries, which is vital in fighting terrorism and crime,” said
Darrin Reilly, Motorola Communications and Electronics vice president
and general manager, Biometrics Unit.
“It provides the ability to get the right information to the right
person at the right time. Combining radio communications, mobile applications
and AFIS technology gives law enforcement professionals a powerful tool
to respond to the growing concerns over safety and security worldwide.”
Mobile AFIS gives civil and law enforcement agencies rapid access to
databases not only within their own organization, but to other databases
such as the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) or the state’s
department of motor vehicles.
“This kind of information will help police officers identify criminal
subjects, criminal justice agencies respond to terrorism threats and immigration
officials manage the entry and exit of visitors,” said Reilly. “Commercial
enterprises such as banks and credit card companies might also use mobile
fingerprinting technology in fraud prevention efforts.”
Mobile AFIS is based on Motorola’s fingerprint solution, used in
37 countries and 33 states/territories by hundreds of law enforcement
agencies.
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