Washington Connects INTERPOL MIND Device
* NCB Washington Connects INTERPOL MIND Device to INTERPOL’s I-24-7 Network
* Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS): What Is It?
NCB Washington Connects NTERPOL MIND Device to INTERPOL’s I-24-7 Network
These technologies utilize open source web service standards for greater integration into existing legacy enterprise systems. This technology provides a simplified mechanism for connecting applications regardless of technology or location. This development leads INTERPOL forward in providing a true Service Oriented Architecture for Law Enforcement Organizations.
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS): What Is It?
The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, more commonly known as IAFIS, is a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. The IAFIS provides automated fingerprint search capabilities, latent searching capability, electronic image storage, and electronic exchange of fingerprints and responses, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As a result of submitting fingerprints electronically, agencies receive electronic responses to criminal ten-print fingerprint submissions within two hours and within 24 hours for civil fingerprint submissions.
The IAFIS maintains the largest biometric database in the world, containing the fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information for more than 55 million subjects in the Criminal Master File. The fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information are submitted voluntarily by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Just a few years ago, substantial delays were a normal part of the fingerprint identification process, because fingerprint cards had to be physically transported and processed. A fingerprint check could often take three months to complete. The FBI formed a partnership with the law enforcement community to revitalize the fingerprint identification process, leading to the development of the IAFIS. The IAFIS became operational in July 1999.
