This is the type of crime tool that would be well used in the Parkway dealing with the illegal campers as there is a high percentage of criminals mingled with the homeless but few possess any identification, and checking records with false names is hopeless, but this tool would do the job.
Florida introduces new technology to help track offenders
US States News US States News October 30, 2006
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the following news release:
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey and Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Jim McDonough today announced the launch of new Rapid identification technology in Florida's probation and sheriff's offices. The system enables officers to biometrically confirm the identity of offenders who are required to report in by matching them to criminal history information already on file in the state. The Rapid identification system is a new function of FALCON, Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Integrated Criminal History System.
The Rapid ID system utilizes small fingerprint capture devices which allow officers to validate a subject's identity using a single fingerprint image from the subject and a Florida criminal history State Identification Number. Officers can also search for a subject's identity using two of the subject's fingerprint images and no other identifying information. The scanned prints are processed against FALCON, which rapidly returns a positive identification or a finding that no criminal record was identified for the individual. The system also returns warrants on file for the subject.
"Florida is the first to take this technology statewide and to utilize it in the probation and sex offender populations," said FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey. "This is an effective way to confirm an offender's identity on the spot, and the potential for applying this technology to other areas of the criminal justice system is tremendous."
