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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. I I Automated Finerprint I Id ntification tern I I I I I I I I I I I I I October 1990 ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE I INFORMATION AUTHORITY ., I I I I AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION I SYSTEM (AFIS) REFERENCE GUIDE I I I October 1990 I I Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority I William Gould, Chairman J. David Coldren, Executive Director I I Jackie Front, Project Leader I Sheila Lally, Project Staff I John Firman, Project Advisor I . Copyright@1990 Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 120 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606·3997 I (312)793·8550 i Any portion of this pUblication may be reproduced with the correct citation. I I I ~- I I- ! I I I I- I 127129 I U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the I person or organization originating it. 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I I I I I I I I I - --~------------------ ; I TABLE OF CONTENTS I I Introduction ........................................................ iii How To Use The Guide ............................................... vi I Definitions ......................................................... vii I .AFIS Site Map. .. ix .AFIS Users Listed by State, Country or Network. 1 I Alaslm . 3 California ..................................................... 4 I Canada ....................................................... 16 Colorado ...................................................... 18 Delaware . .. 20 I Florida ..... ,................................................. 21 Georgia .................................................. '. .. 25 Hawaii. .. 26 I· Illinois . .. 28 Indiana. .. 31 I Iowa ......................................................... 33 Kansas ....................................................... 35 Kentucky. .. 36 I Louisiana . .. 37 Maryland . .. 38 I Massachusetts . .. 39 Michigan . .. 40 Minnesota . 44 ·1 Missouri ...................................................... ·45 Nevada ....................................................... 47 I New Jersey. .. 48 N ev{ Mexico ................................................... 49 I illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority I. AFIS Reference Guide Page i I I , New York •••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 ••• D •••••• 0 ••••••••••••• !l. ••• 50 North Carolina ..................... -; .......................... 54 ·1 Ohio .................................................... " ... 56 Oklahoma .................................................... 57 I Pennsylvan.ia . 58 South C~olina .......................................... 0 •••••• 61 Tennessee .................................................... 62 I Texas o. 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• II •••••••••••••••••••••• 63 · .. VIrgIDla ," . ................... " ............... " ................. 65 I Washington ........................ ~ ............ G • " ••••••••••••• 70 Washington D.C ................................................ 75 Western Identification Network (WIN) .............................. 76 I Wisconsin .................................................... 80 AFIS Users Listed By Vendor .......................................... 81 I Identification and Security Systems, Inc .............................. 83 De La. Rue Printrak, Inc. ........................................ 84 I NEC Information Systems, Inc. .................................. 101 North American Morpho Systems, Inc. ............................ 130 Federal Bureau of Investigation AFIS .............................. 136 I ·1 I I I I I I lllinois Criminal Justice Information Authority AFIS Reference Guide I Page ii I I I I INTRODUCTION I When he unveiled the Illinois State Police's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in 1989, Governor James R. Thompson called AFIS "one of the most revolutionary achievements in law enforcement and crime detection in my life as a I prosecutor, a criminal justice teacher, and a governor." But to realize the vast promise of this technology, both current and potential AFIS users need to exchange I information, experience, and ideas with one another. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has created this AFIS Reference Guide to promote the sharing I of information about AFIS in Illinois, throughout the country and in Canada. The AFIS Reference Guide is a comprehensive listing of Automated Fingerprint I Identification Systems (AFIS) in the United States and Canada. As of 1989, approximately one-half of the states were operating, or were in the process of implementing, criminal justice AFIS systems. In addition, at that time, virtually every I non-AFIS state was in various stages of planning for, or implementing AFIS.l As of June 1990, the Authority had identified 68 databases throughout the United States and Canada and 164 user sites (see the definitions following). With the growing I 'number of AFIS users and the growing interest in this technological breakthrough, this guide is a timely effort to promote information. sharing among AFIS agencies I, regardless of vendor, and among states that are in different stages of implementing the technology. I The APIS Reference Guide was compiled with the assistance of many sources. Listings of current users were acquired from the various vendors, user groups and other I private organizations. Basic agency information was collected through telephone interviews with the AFIS contacts for each site. It should be noted that any guide of this type is only comprehensive at the time of publication, and the Authority realizes I that changes and additions may have occurred. I I Legal and Policy Issues Relating to Biometric .Tdentiiication Technologies, 1989, Sacramento, I California, SEARCH Group, Inc. Dlinois Criminal Justice Information Authority AFIS Reference Guide I Page iii I' I The AFIS Reference Guide is organized by state, country, or network and by vendor. The first section is in alphabetical order by state, country, or network. Within each portion of thic:; section, sites are arranged by central site, with their user sites I indented directly below. It should be noted that some shared systems, a system in which two or more agencies share a database, are also user sites to central sites. They I have been listed as user sites, but it is indicated that they are also shared systems. The vendor section is arranged by AFIS vendor, with the users of that vendor listed alphabetically (there are some technical exceptions for shared systems). It should also I be noted that none of the site categories is mutually exclusive: for example, a site that is a user site to a central site may also have its own database; therefore, it is listed I as a user site/central site. At present, different AFIS systems do not communicate effectively with one another. I Few standards exist for implementing AFIS systems and for sharing data across systems. In the future, a much broader AFIS capability will be desired. The goal of I the AFIS Reference Guide, through increased information sharing, is to assist in the development of better systems in the future. There are at least five policy issues that should be kept in mind as agencies consider implementing or expanding AFIS systems: I o System Compatibility -- the ability of AFIS systems to be interfaced and I networked is critical to improving law enforcement's crime.. solving capabilities. I' o Local Agency Access to AFIS Systems -- for many local law enforcement agencies, the cost of acquiring an AFIS system is prohibitive. For them, " the only real opportunity to take part in the technology is by accessing existing systems through remote terminals. I o Better Integration of AFIS with Computerized Criminal History Systems -- until local agencies are given remote access to AFIS systems, I and until those AFIS systems are more closely integrated with computerized criminal history systems, the true potential of AFIS will I not be realized. I Dlinois Criminal Justice Information Authority AFIS Reference Guide I Page iv I I I I o Access to AFIS by Non-Criminal Justice Agencies·- in the future, the fastest growing use of AFIS will most likely be to support the increasing number of background checks for job applicants or people seeking I licenses in fields not directly related to criminal justice. a Ongoing Research and Evaluation of AFIS -- the impact of AFIS on law I enforcement and the entire criminal justice system is not yet adequately understood Long-term research to evaluate AFIS's impact should be I initiated nationwide. I While this guide does not by itself solve any of the problems listed here, it will help users gain insight into AFIS through contact with other users, which in turn will aid I agencies in developing more effective long-range AFIS policies. It will also promote collaboration among AFIS users and prospective users. As a follow-up to the guide, the Authority is currently working with the University of Illinois at Chicago's Forensic I Science Program on an AFIS impact study on selected sites across the United States. I The Authority would also