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FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY: Algorithms Used in Federal Law Enforcement

May 12, 2020 By OSINT.org

Law enforcement has long used physical evidence, such as fingerprints, to help solve crimes. Now, computer algorithms can help assess whether such evidence might be associated with a specific person—a process known as forensic attribution.

Federal agencies mainly use 3 types of forensic algorithms:

Face recognition compares a photo from a criminal investigation to an existing photo database

Probabilistic genotyping helps determine the likelihood that a person’s DNA may have contributed to DNA collected as evidence

Latent print analysis compares prints to a known database and provides a list of potential candidates for an expert to review

Source: FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY: Algorithms Used in Federal Law Enforcement

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