UNCLASSIFIED May 10, 2016 FBI’s Iris Pilot Overview 1
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May 10, 2016
FBI’s Iris Pilot Overview
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CJIS Systems• National Crime Information Center (NCIC)• National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)• Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)• Law Enforcement Online (LEO) • National Data Exchange (N-DEx)• Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) – Now NGI
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BCOE Focus
• Biometric Standards, Specifications, and Interoperability
• Biometric Prototypes, Pilots, and Toolsets
• Research and Development
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IRIS RECOGNITION PILOT
Iris possesses vast potential; it’s quick, clean, accurate, scalable, and enhances criminal justice
capabilities.
Concept:• Build a nationally available iris
image repository.• Provide a high performance iris
matching service.• Develop standards for iris capture
and transmission.• Evaluate iris operations in realistic
“large-scale” environment.
Enrollment
Enrollment with Ten-Print Record- Preferred Method
- Type 17 Record
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IRIS PILOT CAPABILITY
Search
Iris Identification Search (IIDS)- Returns
- FBI number
- Name
- State Identification Number
- Mug shot (if available)
- NCIC Information (next slide)
- (Adding RapSheet Data)
Iris Identification Search (IIDS)- Returned NCIC Information
- NIC# and Case Number for all entries in NCIC Person Files
- Caution and Medical Codes
- Known and Appropriately Suspected Terrorist (KST) Handling Caveats
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IRIS PILOT CAPABILITY
Cascaded NCIC Search Results• 8.3% of identifications hit on one or more NCIC person files• 3.2% of identifications included an outstanding want/warrant • 1.6% of identifications were sex offenders• 2.3% of identifications were Gang and KST Members• Warrant offenses included: homicide, assault, burglary, DUI, larceny, and more• Identified 4 deported criminals/aggravated felons• Returned caution indicators: armed & dangerous, violent tendencies, escape risk, and more
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IRIS PILOT CAPABILITY
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IRIS PILOT CAPABILITY
• About 426,000 iris enrollments during the life of the pilot.
• About 13,000 enrolled monthly
IRIS PILOT PARTICIPANTS
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• Texas Department of Public Safety• 10 Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Facilities
• California Department of Justice• Los Angeles County
• LASD, LAPD, Long Beach PD• Riverside County Sheriff’s Department• San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
• Missouri State Highway Patrol• Missouri Sheriff's Association
• US Border Patrol• 9 Locations across the country
• Joint Automated Booking System• US Marshals Service
• Department of Defense• US Probation
• 5 locations across the country (1 Pretrial)
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United States Border Patrol-Falfurrias, TX Station-McAllen, TX Station-Weslaco, TX Station
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)-Byrd Correctional Facility - Huntsville-Clements Correctional Facility - Amarillo-Garza West Correctional Facility - Beeville-Gurney Correctional Facility - Palestine-Holliday Correctional Facility - Huntsville-Huntsville Correctional Facility - Huntsville-Hutchins Correctional Facility - Dallas-McConnell Correctional Facility - Beeville-Middleton Correctional Facility - Abilene-Robertson Correctional Facility - Abilene
TEXAS PARTICIPATION
TEXAS PARTICIPATION
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• Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 10/03/2013 to participate in Iris Pilot
• Reprioritized iris support to be ready for FBI Iris Pilot launch
• Invested to support FBI Iris Pilot at the state level to allow any Texas criminal justice agency to submit iris images to FBI
• Full support from Texas Department of Public Safety (TX DPS)
• Supported outreach activities to current and potential iris users
Demonstrated accuracy No known errors
No results needing review (no results near match threshold)
Demonstrated speed 2015 Search: Average 1.0 second
2015 Enroll: Average 0.7 seconds
Improvements based on user-feedback Adding optional Criminal Identity History Information (“rapsheet”)
Identified research needs Currently working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Designed so participants can seamlessly transition after pilot
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IRIS PILOT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Returned NCIC information examined for existing wants or warrants
To date 70 wants and 4 immigration violators identified
Inmates are transferred to wanting agency
Prevents wrongful release
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Identification Search used as final screening process to verify identities
Enhances officer safety by providing information quickly
IRIS PILOT ACCOMPLISHMENTSRelease Facility Successes
Increase Participation
Continue Iris Repository Growth
Promote Interoperability Prevent future issues by publicizing FBI system and specifications
Correct existing issues by working with agencies on legacy systems
Provide Implementation Assistance Best Practices Documentation
Iris Camera Purchasing Guidance
Implementation Guide
Transmission Specifications ( FBI EBTS; Iris Pilot Technical Specifications)
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IRIS PILOT SHORT TERM GOALS
Mobile Iris Searches- San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department; US Marshals Service
- Currently working toward and/or testing mobile capture devices
All Bookings Include Iris- As the repository grows, so will the utility of the iris biometric
Nationwide Interoperability
Investigative Searches Used with conventional cameras / photographs
Develop Forensic Expertise Human examiners
Expert court testimony
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IRIS PILOT LONG TERM GOALS