The devices are used for the electronic registration and checking of people’s data. Approximately 100 police units will receive equipment of this type. “The electronic fingerprinting device will definitely improve the effectiveness of ongoing proceedings,” emphasizes Staff Sergeant Grzegorz Mróz.
“The traditional ink-and-paper method was too time-consuming,” explains the officer. “This machine scans fingerprints, processes them into digital form and sends them to a computer that will be connected to a database in Warsaw,” says the officer.
The second device is a booth for taking identification photographs. “As with the electronic fingerprinting machine, the suspect’s photograph will be automatically entered into the system,” explains Grzegorz Mróz.
Thanks to the databases created using both devices, it will be easier, for example, to establish the identity of a person who has lost their memory. Based on fingerprints, investigators will also be able to verify whether a suspect is who they claim to be.
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