Forensic Identification Services
RICI Quality Control
Imaging is an invaluable component in the array of technologies used by
modern law enforcement agencies. TPS uses a computer mugshot system which
runs on a Windows operating system. Its acronym is RICI (Repository for
Integrated Criminalistic Imaging).
An Imaging Technician constructs a photo line-up
RICI Quality Control responsibilities include:
- Operation and maintenance of the RICI mug-shot system throughout
the Service
- Create photo line-ups
- Printing of black and white or colour stored images
- Training Service members in RICI and Livescan
To date we have approximately 800,000 digital images stored on the system.
When a person is charged and fingerprinted, his/her physical attributes and
image are loaded onto the database. A physical description obtained from a
witness is searched on the system and retrieves people matching those physical
attributes. The witness then go through the selected images using various function
keys.
In the past, victims and witnesses had to be interviewed at FIS to produced
lineups. We have distributed the technology and trained officers in all Divisional
and Investigative Units. They can now produce lineups of suspects for witnesses
and victims to establish identifications in a timely manner.
Livescan digital fingerprint capture and traditional ink methods are taught by RICI staff
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