ARIZONA COUNTER-TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER FACIAL RECOGNITION The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the Center's latest investigative technology: Facial Recognition. The Facial Recognition Unit of the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) is assigned to the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) and follows the ACTIC policy on the submission and dissemination of law enforcement investigative information. The primary function of the Facial Recognition Unit is to provide a potential lead for the identification of suspects in any suspected criminal activity. Use of Facial Recognition as an investigative tool will fall under the same guidelines (A.RS. § 41-1750 et al. and CPR 28 part 23) as all of its intelligence databases, and is designed to be used in conjunction with, and as a supplement to traditional investigative procedures. In order to utilize Facial Recognition, law enforcement officers / agencies must provide information demonstrating an active law enforcement investigation is ongoing. Facial Recognition research requests can only be submitted in conjunction with an official law enforcement investigation. A case / department / intelligence report number, criminal code number and crime designation (e.g. - Homicide, ID Theft, Armed Robbery, etc.) are required with every request for facial recognition submission. The MCSO - ACTIC Facial Recognition Unit can process a facial image into the FR database and have the image compared to millions of driver's license and mugshot images and have results in seconds. The requirement to complete a submission is a request form and a still frontal face image (the image can be from a variety of sources including police artist renderings). The image is then compared against the facial recognition database. We are taking the labor intensive work out of identifying suspects, missing persons, identity theft, unidentified deceased persons and persons of interest. By using this technology, we can help you solve more crimes, expedite and make more arrest(s) on your cases and protect citizens and our communities. Please feel free to contact us. Submit Facial Recognition requests to: ACTICFR@azdps.gov Pat Bristow, Intelligence Analyst Supervisor, Facial Recognition Unit Supervisor Office = 602.644.5916 Cell = 602.616.1714 Email= pbristow@azdps.gov Off. Sally Estrada, Facial Recognition Unit Office = 602.644.5914 Pager= 602.202.3280 Email = sestrada@azdps.gov Off. Bryan Inawat, Facial Recognition Unit Office = 602.644.5913 Pager= 602.302.0721 Email= binawat@azdps.gov Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014951 FRT ./ I ! Homeland Security & The National Facial Recognition Network Briefing Paper October 06, 2008 Maricopa County Sheriffs Office Joe Arpaio - Sheriff "VICTORY THROUGH COOPERATION" Norm Beasley & Ray Churay Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014952 FRT Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Executive Summary The Maricopa County Sheriffs Office under the direction of Sheriff Joe Arpaio implemented a facial recognition unit within the agency and has assigned it to the Arizona Counter Terrorist Information Center to assist in counter terrorist and criminal investigations. This proposal recommends the establishment of the National Facial Recognition Network. This program hasthe potential to be a key component in the Nations Homeland Security effort. The NFRN would liuk existing and proposed local fusion centers, USDHS, FBI and other Federal support centers thereby providing direct support to ongoing criminal and national security investigations at the federal, state and local level. Overview The MCSO Facial Recognition Unit is an active component of the Arizona Counter Terrorist Information Center providing direct investigative support to ACTIC participating agencies, Arizona and out of state local, state and Federal law enforcement agencies The Arizona Counter Terrorist Information is the state's single fusion center. It operates under an all crimes concept. Two hundred andforty state, local and federal investigators, analysts and support personnel from forty-three different agencies are assigned to the center. This includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorist Task Force and the Field Intelligence Group. Investigators conduct both criminal and intelligence investigations. The Program hassignificant potential in supporting on going criminal and national security related investigations, prevention andpre-event preparedness operations. It can be used effectively in suspect identifications using photographs, surveillance still and video, suspect sketches and even forensic busts by comparing unknown persons involved or suspected to be involved in criminal or terrorist activity with known program data bases. It can be field deployable for special events and on-site identifications. Further uses include identity fraud, sexual predators and missing and abducted children to name only a few. Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014953 FRT The programs current database consists of approximately 14.5 million Arizona Driver License Photos; 3.2 million Arizona County and City Jail Booking photographs; 12,000 convicted sex offender images; and 1,700 violent felony warrant photographs. MCSO has partnered with USDOJ to gain access to the Federal Joint Automated Booking System (JABS) which contains another 1.5 million photographs of persons booked by federal agencies nationwide. The ACTIC facial recognition unit is capable of comparing a single image to the entire 19.2 million photo database in 15 seconds or less. Participation by the Nations State and Local Fusion Centers would significantly expand the capabilities of the program. Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014954 FRT AcTIC Image Investigation System (IIS) I - .Jl,I Stored Images and Information Face Recognition Templates are sent to each of the Ac TIC Search Servers, all at the same time, creating a massively parallel investigation Images are sent to ACTIC engine. to be compared against the database for identification 1,,·: AcTIC Facial Recognition WEB Seiver Templates are compared against the the database of over 10 million images and matches are recorded and returned to the investigator via the WEB service. - AcTIC Facial Recognition Central and Database Server Investigation Workstations Image becomes Temolate National Facial Recognition Network Vision The National Facial Recognition Network would be a partnership with law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies nationwide, linking state and local fusion centers, USDHS, FBI & the National Terrorist Screening Center. It would provide a vehicle for a national search capability for wanted suspects and known or suspected terrorists with the State and Local Fusion Centers acting as the central point of contact within their jurisdictions. These State and Local Fusion Centers would provide their states criminal arrest images for inclusion to the program. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Facial Recognition Unit would then provide facial recognition investigative support services to these centers on active criminal or intelligence cases. As noted above, the ACTIC has included the Arizona Driver Licenses in the ACTIC data hase, but is only asking for other state's booking photographs. It is believed that most state laws or administrative practices with regard to driver license photographs would prohibit transmission of that data base to another state. Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014955 FRT Therefore, depending upon local administrative practices or laws, and the resources available at other fusion centers, a consideration should be given to the creation of a facial recognition unit that has the ability to access, copy, and store, and search that state's driver licenses for inclusion into the NFRN. The NFRN Initiative will be a vital tool to the federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies that are responsible for keeping our communities and nation safe. It would allow law enforcement agencies to rapidly and easily share information thereby enabling officers to make swift threat assessments and expedite apprehension of known/suspected terrorists and other wanted criminals The NFRN supports existing National initiatives including; National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan; Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative; and Global Fusion Center Guidelines. It is designed to conform to 28CFR Part 23 and alt privacy, civil rights and civil liberties protection requirements using the recently released USDOJ Privacy, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Policy Templates for Justice Information Systems. National Facial Recognition Network Connectivity The Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) has approved the use of their system to connect agencies. The Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) consists of six regional centers that share intelligence and coordinate efforts against criminal networks that operate in many locations across jurisdictional lines. Typical targets of RISS activities are drug trafficking, terrorism, violent crime, cyber-crime, gang activity, and organized criminal activities. Each of the centers selects its own target crimes and the range of services provided to member agencies. The Arizona based RISS project, Rocky Mountain Information Network will take lead in coordination. The RMIN geographical region includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming and has member agencies in Canada. All RMIN member agencies have agreed to participate in FRN. A total of270 law enforcement and criminal justice agencies nationwide have agreed to participate in the National Facial Recognition Network when established. For further information contact: RayChuray Deputy Chief, Intelligence Division 602-876-3268 r churay(cil,MCSO.maricopa.gov Norm Beasley Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014956 FRT CounterTerrorismCoordinator,IntelligenceDivision 602-390-8314 n beasley@MCSO.maricopa.gov Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014957 FRT Mari copa County al recogni 014958 FRT .. i ac: ti 0 3 EAL Maricopa County This ma?ual is not to leave the ACTIC facility. 014959 FRT MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request I. Re1rieve request form and image(s) from ACTICFR inbox and plaee them into their case folder. a. Fill in the area labeled "Faeial Recognition Unit Use Only" with the following information: number of images, quality of images, date and time received and FR staff assigned. i. Print the request form and the images into a contact sheet (directions are given in Appendix 1). b. Folders will be assigned for each year, month, agency and case c. Case folders are to be labeled as the follows: Case Number _Date Received i. Example: 2008-123456 _ I 20308 11. The case number will be found on the request form. This is a mandatory requirement. Do not begin to work on a case without a case number and criminal code. d. Submitted images are to be place in a folder labeled "Submitted." 2. Each case must be entered into the Facial Recognition Case Log in order to obtain its assigned Case Tracking number (CT#). a. Location oflog: S:\Facial Recognition\FR Image Case & File Archives\FR Case Log b. Enter data into the following fields: 1. CT# · CT # is sequential and needs to be labeled aecordingly 1. Write the number in the gray box on the top right corner of the FR Request Form 11. Date Rec'd - .date case was received; not the day you worked on the case iii. Agency - agency that submitted the request l. If the individual is assigned to the ACTIC, obtain their assigned squad instead of their home agency 1v. Case#- case number v. Request P/R- there are two types ofrequests 1. Proactive (P) - request was initiated by the Facial Recognition Unit 2. Request (R) - request was initiated by another agency or unit vi. Assigned to - operator assigned to the case vii. Case Status - there are three statuses Page 1 of 11 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014960 FRT MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request 1. In Progress - the operator is currently working the case 2. Pending - the operator is awaiting additionally information for the submitting party 3. Completed - the case is completed with the date noted 3. After entering the request into the log, the request must be entered into FR Case Tracking. a. Sign into FR Case Tracking and select "Create New Case" 1. Enter data into the following fields (example in Appendix 2): 1. 28CFR Case Dates a. Open Date - date case was received; not the day you worked on the case b. Purge Date - this is the date five years from the date submitted 2. Case Info a. Agency Case # - agency case number b. Actic Case # - CT # c. Agency - agency that submitted the request i. Do not use spaces. Examples: 1. MaricopaCSO 2. PeoriaPD 3. USMarshals 4. USPIS d. ORI# - list the agencies ORI number e. # of Photos - indicate the number of usable photos submitted 1. Formatting is as follows: 00001 and 00012. Notice the number is to be five digits long. f. Charge Code - enter the Arizona Revised Statue (ARS) or the United States Criminal Code (USC) 1. Formatting is as follows: 1. ARS -13-1105 2. USC- 18USC1073 g. Crime Designation- enter just the description of the charge code Page 2 of 11 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014961 FRT .¥- MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request Example 1. 1. ARS - 13-1105 - Homicide 2. USC - l 8USC 1073 - Homicide h. Charge Description - leave blank 1. Add a comment - there are a variety of comments that can be added here i. If you are doing a proactive case indicate it there by simply stating: Proactive. If the submitting agency is requesting research for 11. another agency note that in the comment box 3. Requester Info a. Name-just use the last name of the individual b. Serial - enter the serial number of the individual c. Agency- agency that submitted the request. Formatting is same as in Case Info. d. Phone#1. enter the contact information for the individual Formatting is as follows: 1. Do not use spaces - (602)644-5914 e. Email - enter the email address for the individual f. Supervisor Name --just use the last name of the individual g. Supervisor Phone #- enter the contact information for the individual. Formatting is same as before. h. Type of Images - there are a few main types of images 1. JPG --Jpeg which is what most pictures are formatted as ii. BMP iii. Composite - this a sketch by either an artist or a computer software iv. All other image types will be converted to JPG Page 3 of 11 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014962 FRT MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request 1. Date ofimage-ifthe date of image is provided on the request fonn enter it here; if not enter the date the request was submitted J· Subject Info- enter subject infotmation as shown on the request form 4. Send to Supervisor - select the acting supervisor 5. Press Save 4. Place the contact sheet along with the request form in the supervisor's inbox on the outside of their door. The supervisor will then look over the case and documentation and either approve or disapprove the case. The supervisor will notify you of the decision. a. If supervisor is not on shift, begin working on the case from here. 5. Once an approval is received, the operator can then begin working on the case. 6. Open Image Investigation 3.X. a. Make sure all databases are checked b. The starting similarity is .9 c. Click "Insert Image" and locate the image you are researching. Then select "Open." The image will then populate into the "Face Image" placeholder. d. Click "Search." The software will then begin to search through each of the servers and generate results. The number of images produced is generated as "Received: 2 / 10." The "2" indicates the number of images displayed and the "10" indicates the total number ofresults. Once the search is completed both numbers will be the same; the display will read "Displayed XIX." If not notify the supevisor. 1. If the total number of results reaches over 500, stop the search immediately by clicking "Stop." The "Search" box will remain grayed out until the software has completely stopped the search. To continue the search, raise the similarity level and click search. Do not close the program as this may cause system ISSUeS. n. If the message "No Face Found" appears, lower the similarity level and click search again. Do this until results are generated. If the message appears at the similarity's lowest level, then the image results are documented as no face found (NFF). Page 4 of 11 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014963 FRT I MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request e. Review the results and identify possible leads . 1. Information regarding the image can be located when the image is selected. It will populate the "Database Image" placeholder and the conesponding infonnation with populate in the "Database Image Information" placeholder. 1. ACTIC # - a unique number given to all images in the database 2. Unique ID - currently there are three types of ID a. Driver's License - DL number then the date of image i. Example: A\2345678_20080912 b. Booking Image - PCN number then the date of image i. Example: 2802077927 _ 20080923 1. The first two digits of the PCN indicate what agency booked the subject in c. JABS Image- FBI number then the date of image i. Example: FBI-652331 WB9 __20050920 3. Date of Birth 4. Date oflmage·- date the image was taken 5. Database From -what server the image is located on 6. Image - name of the image on the server ii. Results are to be saved in a new folder labeled "Results" and then in a folder labeled after the image searched. 1. For example, the submitted image is labeled as Pl23456. Within the Results folder, folder is created and labeled as Pl23456. All leads identified using Pl23456 are to be placed in this folder. 2. To save an image, select the image in the results area, right click and select "Save As." Save the image using the default image name along with the date of birth associated with that image. a. Example: A 12345678 _ 20080912 _ l 983-03-2 l iii. The operator may also choose to use an image result to initiate a search. By selecting the image in the results area, right click and select "Search." The database image will then populate the "Face Image" placeholder and the software will initiate the search automatically. Page 5 ofll Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014964 FRT MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procednres Image Records Request 1v. P1int all results on an image contact sheet. 7. Once all searches and research has been completed, the operator is then to write a narrative regarding fue search. There are two types of narratives, proactive and reqliest. Both formats can be found in Appendix 3. Print the narrative when complete. 8. Fill in the remaining area of the "Facial Recognition Unit Use Only'' grayed box with the following infom1ation: results supplied to the requester - MVD, MUG, JABS, NR, and/or l'ffF. 9. Package the request fom1, submitted contact sheet and results contact sheet along with the nanative. Place the package in the supervisor's inbox on the outside of their door. The supervisor will then look over the case and documentation and either approve or disapprove the case for dissemination. The supervisor will notify you of the decision. a. If supervisor is not on shift, continue with dissemination process. 10. Dissemination process: a. No results/no face found/no additional information ·· these results can be given over ACTIC email. Do not include any identifying information other than the case number. b. Results - there are three ways to do disseminate results 1. Via phone - contact the requestor and provide them with the results. ii. Via email - due to 28CFR and policy, results can only be sent via encrypted email. FR uses only FBI-LEO and RMIN/RISS. The requestor must have one of these accounts in order to obtain fueir results this way. 111. In person - the requestor may pick up the results from the operator. c. The method of dissemination is then recorded on fue request fonn. i. If the requestor picks up the results or sends some one to do so they must sign the request form. 11. After the case is complete, scan the package into PDF format and save it in the case folder. 12. Copy the case folder into FR Case Tracking File Store under its assigned case tracking number. 13. Sign into FR Case Tracking and select the case you are working on. a. Click "Upload" - there is no need to actually upload a document b. Under the "Publish To" drop down, select the assigned supervisor. Page 6 ofl 1 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014965 FRT MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request c. In the comment field, insert "OK" and click "Send To" 14. Open Facial Recognition Case Log and update the progress of your case to complete. 15. Stats: a. At the end of the shift each operator is to record the number of cases as follows: 1. 11. lll. Cases Submitted Number of Images Submitted - only record those images that are usable Cases. Completed iv. Results 1. No Face Found 2. MUG 3. MVD 4. JABS 5. No results - search produced no additional images v. Pending v1. Comments b. Stat sheets are then forwarded weekly to FR supervisor Page 7 of 11 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014966 FRT t'HoT() rf:IAn/1" (, ~JI ZA/2..iO MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request Appendix 1 How to Print a Contact Sheet 1. Open the folder the images are contained in. 2. Click on "Print Pictures." a. If this task panel does not appear, select the first ~ Get picturesfrom camera or scanner image, right click, scroll down to "Open With" and r,.·1/iev··!a~a slideshow select the "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer." This @)Ordi?-.r printsmline will open a viewer; at the bottom there will be a print ~ Print pictures ~ Copy all items to CD\ icon, click on it. 3. A welcome screen will appear. Click "Next." 4. The "Picture Selection" screen appears and displays all images in the folder. You can select the images you want to print or select all. Click "Next." 5. On the Printing Options screen select the correct printer. Click "Next." 6. On the Layout Selection screen, choose the third option which is la_youl Seleclion Selecta la)'Outfromthe ci\oicellbelow. the Contact Sheet. Click "Next." 7. This will automatically start the Availablelayoi,.ats: Printpreview: printing process. 8. Select "Finished" and you're C,;;ntact:;;fi~l 35 11,t~er a e done. l______ ~ Numbefo! timeslo useeachpicture: I Page 8 of 11 Maricopa County GeorgetownCPT 014967 FRT ~ §-. ::, (Jq "' Slgn Out) I Home i Current Date/Time Wed Dec 03 09:09:05 MST 2008 (l g; CreateN~wCase <> 28CFRCaseOpen Date u2/3tos_______ l case Info_ 11213113 L,-_ ..... --- l---···-··-------,-~---- Agency: lMarfcopa_CSCJ ....•... _. ORI#: [AZi:iimiooo ·- - ....._____ - - .. # of Photos:[ii!io_o~-____ Charge Code: ~-1802 CrimeDesignation: Charge Description:I ___ · . -·---·· ! .i ----------·-···-··············-·--·_J ·· [ CJ-l ('j "' ~ n ?; n -· e:. "'"'= ... ;:,. ?; ... .:1· "' " ?; "' .,, = -· g. = "' ... "' = ~ Agery:y: ~.'~~(2:~paCSO ..._..____ ........ --"·-----·-·-·----------·--·-·"··-·J · ____________ ; [Theft====---------= ~= :::----- Add a comment: ! 0 0 0 ""' ;:,. .., = ·-··--·--·· Send To Supervisor:IPLB___ "' "' , ISavej Maricopa County 0 ~ Name:~!!~~~----------··-................ · -·--·-·---..·-·--·····-----..._.___ __! Serial:jAAs2c1__ ______....... _ _ _______ J ' ------·----~---- 0 (f> ('j ·· -- ······------i ·· ·-·-------~----~-! ActicCase#: ~868 _______ - ---·········--==---···----------J \0 ('j 1L RequesterInfo_ AgencyCase#: i200B-123456 i ,_., - ~ 28CFRCasePurge Da l'ii'I GeorgetownCPT 014968 FRT MCSO/ACTIC Facial Recognition Procedures Image Records Request Appendix3 Proactive Maricopa Cowity Shedff's OfficefACTIC Facial Recogninon Unit Narrative '11.19.08 ACTICFR08-0018085 On 11.19.08, Patrick Bristow, FRU Supenlisor, 11rovided me with d EVGCI Fusion Center Biweekly #30 that highlighted various fugitives. I pe1fonnecl a Criminal Searcll lnquiiythrougll JWI on Marie Jackson (12111/87) and Thomas Jackson ('10/11/63). From t11elmlletin, I obtained two images, Marie Jackson and Thomas Jackson. I submitted image Marie Jackson into FR an!l 1>roduced seven results. From tile results of Marie Jackson, I submitted image D03'176327_20080702_'1987-12-·11into FR an!l 1>roduced five results. I submitted image Thomas Jackson into FR and fll'Oroduced two results. I submitted image 001748305_200'!0919 into FR and 1iroducedthree results. I sullmittecl image 001748305_20080908 into FR and l)roduced four results. I notified Q.~tP. Walton ln 11erso11ofU1e FR!lis11osition. No further action. Submitte