Biometrics : a look at facial recognition / John D. Woodward, Jr. [and others].

Published:: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2003.
Physical Description:: v, 26 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Additional Creators:: Woodward, John D., Jr., Horn, Christopher C.S., Gatune, Julius, Thomas, Aryn, Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation), Rand Corporation, and Virginia. State Crime Commission

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Documented briefing / RAND ; 396

Summary:

During the 2002 Virginia General Assembly, Delegate H. Morgan Griffith sponsored legislation setting legal parameters for public sector use of facial recognition technology in Virginia. The Virginia State Crime Commission, a standing legislative commission of the Virginia General Assembly, is statutorily mandated to make recommendations on all areas of public safety in the Commonwealth of Virginia. RAND analyst John D. Woodward, Jr. presented this briefing to the Virginia State Crime Commission Facial Recognition Sub-committee in September 2002. It does not make specific policy recommendations, rather defines biometrics and discusses examples of the technology, explaining how biometrics may be used for authentication and surveillance purposes. Facial recognition is examined in depth, to include technical, operational, and testing considerations. It concludes with a discussion of the legal status quo with respect to public sector use of facial recognition.

Report Numbers:

RAND/DB-396-PSJ

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ISBN:

0833033026

Note:

"RAND Public Safety and Justice."

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26).

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Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.

Funding Information:

Virginia State Crime Commission. OCR02 4006. OCR03 4005

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