Matching faces

How police use facial recognition

Step 1:

Police obtain the image of a crime suspect from surveillance video.

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Step 2:

Investigator enters a screenshot of that image into the facial recognition software.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Caucasian

Other:

Step 3:

The program produces a list of potential matches from a database of mugshots, driver’s licenses or other photos, graded by how similar the algorithm thinks they are.

First: XXXXXX

Last: XXXXXX

Step 4:

The investigator scrolls through the results looking for a likely match, which is then confirmed through additional police work.

Step 1:

05-15-2019

6:23:28

Police obtain the image of a crime suspect from surveillance video.

Step 2:

Gender:

Male

Race:

Caucasian

Other:

Investigator enters a screenshot of that image into the facial recognition software.

Step 3:

First: XXXXXX

Last: XXXXXX

The program produces a list of potential matches from a database of mugshots, driver’s licenses or other photos, graded by how similar the algorithm thinks they are.

Step 4:

The investigator scrolls through the results looking for a likely match, which is then confirmed through additional police work.

Step 1:

05-15-2019

6:23:28

Police obtain the image of a crime suspect from surveillance video.

Step 2:

Gender:

Male

Race:

Caucasian

Other:

Investigator enters a screenshot of that image into the facial

recognition software.

Step 3:

First: XXXXXX

Last: XXXXXX

The program produces a list of potential matches from a database of mugshots, driver’s licenses or other photos, graded by how similar the algorithm thinks they are.

Step 4:

The investigator scrolls through the results looking for a likely match, which is then confirmed through additional police work.