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Technology in Corrections - Biometrics & Facial Recognition

  • Biometrics in Corrections (2000)

    "Simply put, biometric identification is based on the statistical measurement of physiological characteristics. In this sense, biometrics is the science of using a particular biological aspect of the human body to recognize a person for security, attendance, or any other purposes for which proof of identity is required. A buzzword right now, biometric identification actually has been around for a while. The most widely used biometric is fingerprints. But technological developments over the last decade have added DNA matching; iris and retinal scans; voice, handwriting, or facial recognition; and hand and facial geometry to the list of biometric identifiers."

  • Biometrics in Corrections: Current and Future Deployment (2003)

    "Discusses the use of biometrics as a tool for correctional management. Characteristics of biometrics; Details of the applications of biometrics in prisons and jails; Key factor influencing the deployment of biometrics in corrections."

  • Welcome to Interagency Use of Facial Recognition… Does it work? (2013)

    "The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) began efforts with FR technology in 2001 and has since emerged as a primary provider of law enforcement applications for face recognition. PCSO uses FR for corrections processing, mobile identification, investigations, and allows access to trained authorized users via Florida’s CriminalJustice Network (CJNET)."

  • Tracking Prisoners in Jail With Biometrics: An Experiment in a Navy Brig

    "Keeping track of inmates within a prison or jail is a constant challenge, especially as they move from one part of the facility to another. Monitoring their movements requires corrections officers to accurately identify individual prisoners by sight as they pass through security posts. It also requires frequent telephone and radio communications between officers at two or more security posts, paper passes authorizing inmates’ movements, and dry-erase or clip boards with handwritten records to note when prisoners left one area and entered another. Despite the best precautions and well-thought-out practices, mistakes can be made, officers’ attention can be diverted, and...

  • The Era Of Automatic Facial Recognition And Surveillance Is Here (2015)

    "ID checks were a common response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but they'll soon be obsolete. You won't have to show your ID, because you'll be identified automatically. A security camera will capture your face, and it'll be matched with your name and a whole lot of other information besides. Welcome to the world of automatic facial recognition. Those who have access to databases of identified photos will have the power to identify us. Yes, it'll enable some amazing personalized services; but it'll also enable whole new levels of surveillance. The underlying technologies are being developed today, and there...