Biometric tools to be deployed by Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance, Crime Prevention
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| Police in Trinidad and Tobago will 'soon' be using facial recognition software. The software is already being trialled by an unknown security institution. The police will receive access to it in 2023 and will also receive body and vehicle cams. The move follows a huge expansion to the security budget in Trinidad and Tobago. The police will also get access to the network of cameras that will have facial recognition around the country. Biometric fingerprinting will also be in use by police. The contracts for these systems have not been released and so the products are unknown. |
Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Unknown Products 0115 |
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| Datasets | Unknown Dataset 0180 |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Planned |
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Users:
| Involved Entities | Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of National Security Unknown Institution 0093 |
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| Managed by | Trinidad and Tobago Police Service |
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Location:
| City | Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) |
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Description[ ]
Police in Trinidad and Tobago will 'soon' be using facial recognition. This follows a huge expansion to the security budget from which the immigration service and military will also receive biometric tools.
As police intensify their efforts to fight the rising murder rate, the Acting Police Commissioner says they will soon be using facial recognition software to detect and prevent crime 2
Minister Imbert is the Minister for National Security. Here he is quoted as giving details of biometric expansion to the police, Ministry and Immigration Services. These include body and vehicle cameras.
During his presentation, Imbert outlined several areas of priority in upgrading facilities and introducing information, technology and communications (ICT) resources to different arms of the protective services. In particular, he highlighted more digital resources for military bases across Trinidad and Tobago and improved fingerprint systems for the Immigration Division to detect undocumented migrants. He also said the police would receive biometric systems to improve officers' capacities in the field. "Identifications will be quickly processed and be made available in real-time to officers while mobile. Certificates of character will also be speedily and accurately processed. "The body and vehicle camera project is ongoing" 1
References
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- ^ "Ag. CoP: Facial recognition to fight crime coming soon". (2022) <http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/ag-cop-facial-recognition-to-fight-crime-coming-soon-6.2.1565456.ad6427e451> Accessed: 2022-12-15
- ^ "Imbert: National Security to get $134m more than last year - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday". (2022) <https://newsday.co.tt/2022/09/26/imbert-national-security-to-get-134m-more-than-last-year/, https://newsday.co.tt/2022/09/26/imbert-national-security-to-get-134m-more-than-last-year/> Accessed: 2022-12-15