NCJ Number
42516
Journal
FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLLETIN Volume: 46 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1977) Pages: 6-11
Date Published
1977
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE DIAL-UP TELEPHONE FACSIMILE SYSTEM THE FBI IS MAKING AVAILABLE TO 14 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR PRIORITY FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION.
Abstract
URGENT IDENTITY PROBLEMS REGARDING SUSPECTED FUGITIVES, UNKNOWN DECEASED PERSONS, AND AMNESIA VICTIMS ARE RELIEVED BY THE FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SERVICES THE FBI IS OFFERRING TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING A NEED TO ESTABLISH IDENTITIES RAPIDLY. A DATALOG MODEL TM-4005 POLICEFAX FINGERPRINT RECORDER CAPABLE OF RECEIVING FINGERPRINT IMAGES AT SPEEDS OF EITHER 9 OR 14 MINUTES PER FINGERPRINT CARD IS BEING USED BY THE FBI TO REDUCE THE TIME REQUIRED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO COMMUNICATE FINGERPRINT SAMPLES TO THE BUREAU. COMMUNICATION BY FACSIMILE IN THIS SYSTEM INVOLVES A PROCESS BY WHICH ONE SIDE OF A FINGERPRINT CARD IS SCANNED ELECTRONICALLY, AND ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING FINGERPRINT MINUTIAE, IS CONVERTED INTO ELECTRICAL IMPULSES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED OVER A DIAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM. WHEN A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION IS ESTABLISHED, THE FBI IDENTIFICATION RECORD IS TRANSMITTED BACK TO THE REQUESTING AGENCY OVER THE SAME SYSTEM. THE SENDING TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES ON THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF ONE PAGE. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT REPLACE THE MAILS AS THE NORMAL METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FINGERPRINT CARDS BECAUSE OF COST AND THE FACT THAT FACSIMILE PRINTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR PERMANENT RECORDS. THE FBI IDENTIFICATION DIVISION WILL HONOR REQUESTS TO JOIN THE SYSTEM FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVING A NEED FOR RAPID, POSITIVE FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION, PROVIDED THEY ARE WILLING TO AGREE TO THE RESTRICTED USE WHICH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED....RCB