The device will process the fingerprints and is clean, police said.
Various police departments and stations will use the new electronic fingerprinting devices by August and which presently are under trial at the reception of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Ports Police Station. It has been used for people who asked for certificates of good conduct.
Paper-free
"The electronic device comes as part of Dubai's eGovernment directions," said Colonel Ahmad Bin Hammad, Director of Forensic Sciences and Crime Science Department. He added that using the electronic fingerprinting device will not only save time but that there will be no need for paper or ink as used in the manual system.
He said the device will be used in taking fingerprints of suspects and convicts who are brought to police stations, saving time.
"In the past they had to be taken to the CID for the fingerprinting procedures," said Bin Hammad.
The device will be distributed at 17 police stations in the first phase, and in the second, the device will be available at the Dubai International Airport and Punitive and Correctional Establishments.
The fingerprint device is fast, accurate in matching, documenting and classifying the fingerprints. The device has helped solve some cases in Dubai and other emirates.
The process takes 10 minutes and the prints can be scanned and e-mailed to the Dubai Police General Headquarters for experts to check their accuracy and give reports.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Alia Al Theeb
Quelle/Source: Gulf News, 14.07.2007
