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Zimbabwe Police appeals for funding
28 Jun 2014 at 20:20hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says efforts to acquire an automated fingerprints identification system have been stalled by lack of financial support.
The ZRP Central Investigations Department (CID) is using manual means of the fingerprints identification process, a development which has created a backlog in un-processed fingerprints.
Police Commissioner General, Augustine Chihuri appealed to treasury for financial support, saying they have only managed to complete the first phase of the process.
"The first phase of the automated fingerprints identification system has been completed, but let me appeal to treasury to provide funding towards finalisation of this important process. We want to purchase the fingerprint search engine to facilitate real time processing of fingerprints to clear the backlog," he said.
Fingerprints are sometimes used by the police in identifying habitual criminals and it is through this process that criminals can be nabbed.
Fingerprints are admissible evidence used in courts and it has for hundreds of years been proved that every individual has his or her unique fingerprints.
However, lack of technology has seen the process of identifying criminals taking long.
The acquisition of the state of the art equipment will enhance efficiency and the credibility of the whole process.
The ZRP Central Investigations Department (CID) is using manual means of the fingerprints identification process, a development which has created a backlog in un-processed fingerprints.
Police Commissioner General, Augustine Chihuri appealed to treasury for financial support, saying they have only managed to complete the first phase of the process.
"The first phase of the automated fingerprints identification system has been completed, but let me appeal to treasury to provide funding towards finalisation of this important process. We want to purchase the fingerprint search engine to facilitate real time processing of fingerprints to clear the backlog," he said.
Fingerprints are sometimes used by the police in identifying habitual criminals and it is through this process that criminals can be nabbed.
Fingerprints are admissible evidence used in courts and it has for hundreds of years been proved that every individual has his or her unique fingerprints.
However, lack of technology has seen the process of identifying criminals taking long.
The acquisition of the state of the art equipment will enhance efficiency and the credibility of the whole process.
Source - zbc
