Friction Ridge Print Comparisons

Overview

Development stage

PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.

High-impact designation

High-impactSource: a) High-impact

Impact justification

Not reported

Start date

2024-01 (month precision)Source: 01/2024

Withheld from public reporting

NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area

Law Enforcement

Operational functions

Biometrics and identity Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

DEA, when conducting fingerprint analysis to identify individuals who may be connected to evidence, needs to be able to compare friction ridge prints to other prints within the boundaries of a case. Product enables linking of cases where individuals are not necessarily identified.

Expected benefits

This use case saves time and provides information for human decision-making.

System outputs

Outputs images and portions of print cards.

Technology

AI classification

Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…

System name(s)

Redacted for cybersecurity purposes.

Custom-developed code

No

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor

Vendor (as reported)

Not reported

Vendors (standardized)

None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

Yes

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

Yes

Demographic features

k) None of the above

Training and evaluation data

The case owner relied on DOJ AI governance practices to select and prepare data, as well as evaluate performance.

Federal Data Catalog

Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported