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Live scan fingerprinting refers to both the technique and the technology used by law enforcement agencies
and private facilities to capture fingerprints
and palm print
s electronically, without the need for the more traditional method of ink and paper.
In the United States, most law enforcement agencies use live scan as their primary tool in the recognition of human individuals. Live scan results can be verified and returned to the source within 72 hours of transmission.
In the UK, many major police custody suite
s are now equipped with Live Scan machines, which allow for suspects' fingerprints to be instantly compared with a national database, IDENT1
, with results usually reported in less than ten minutes.
It is important to clean live scan "equipment regularly and calibrate routinely per the manufacturers guidelines, to ensure the quality and integrity of the fingerprint images."
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
and private facilities to capture fingerprints
Fingerprint
A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges...
and palm print
Palm print
A palm print refers to an image acquired of the palm region of the hand. It can be either an online image or offline image where the image is taken with ink and paper ....
s electronically, without the need for the more traditional method of ink and paper.
In the United States, most law enforcement agencies use live scan as their primary tool in the recognition of human individuals. Live scan results can be verified and returned to the source within 72 hours of transmission.
In the UK, many major police custody suite
Custody suite
A custody suite is a designated area within a police station designed and adapted to process and detain those who have been arrested, or who are there for purposes such as answering bail....
s are now equipped with Live Scan machines, which allow for suspects' fingerprints to be instantly compared with a national database, IDENT1
IDENT1
IDENT1 is the United Kingdom's central national database for holding, searching and comparing biometric information on those who come into contact with the police as detainees after being arrested...
, with results usually reported in less than ten minutes.
It is important to clean live scan "equipment regularly and calibrate routinely per the manufacturers guidelines, to ensure the quality and integrity of the fingerprint images."