L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. has secured a new state-wide contract with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to upgrade its Live Scan Network used for criminal booking. Working with L-1, Minnesota will adopt a more comprehensive system capable of capturing highly-detailed data from the entire hand, not just the fingerprint, all in one pass. Shipments of the L-1 TouchPrint® High Definition 3800 Live Scan with integrated full hand scanner for criminal booking will begin in the first quarter of 2008 and continue throughout the year.
Commenting on the contract, Tim O’Malley, Superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said, “The ability to capture the fine detail from a subject’s entire hand can mean the difference between solving a crime and not solving a crime. It’s that simple, and that important. The BCA has enhanced the ability to match latent prints collected at crime scenes - it’s now better than ever. Ultimately, the BCA selected a system that helps us to identify criminals quickly and accurately.”
The TouchPrint High Definition Full Hand live scan system, which is FBI certified for 1,000 ppi image capture and transmission, was introduced in 2006 to address the demand for live scan systems that focused on improving image quality and enhanced identification. More than 15,000 L-1 live scan systems are installed across the U.S. and in more than 20 countries. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
