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Virginia State Police: Face Recognition

Back of man's head looking at computer monitor displaying face recognition software matching an image of a man's face
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation
Agency Virginia State Police
Location North Chesterfield, VA
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor DataWorks Plus

The Virginia State Police Department uses Dataworks Plus face recognition software. As of 2016, VSP had access to more than 1.2 million mugshots.

Links
Academic report (The Perpetual Line-Up)

More about this technology

Software that can identify or verify the identity of an individual using their face.

Back of man's head looking at computer monitor displaying face recognition software matching an image of a man's face
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation