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ANNEX R-3 OF SCHEDULE R
LIVESCAN FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION
The Livescan Functional Requirements Specification contained within this Annex reflects the current
provision of Livescan as at the Effective Date. Both Parties acknowledge however that this Annex R-
3 document will need to be updated to incorporate and reflect agreed changes in the Livescan
functional requirements as a result of the Contractor fulfilling its on-going obligation to meet
Schedule D (Detailed Operational Requirements) of the Contract. It is furthermore agreed between
the Parties that at FOC, the Livescan Functional Requirements Specification will be fully updated to
include all agreed changes (including but not limited to functionality) and submitted as part of the
acceptance procedures in accordance with Schedule H (Acceptance Procedures).
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 1
2
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................... 2
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OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 3
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REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................ 24
APPENDIX A - LIST OF ACRONYMS.......................................................................................... 42
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS ...................................................................................... 44
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 3-1 LIVESCAN HIGH-LEVEL ARCHITECTURE .........................................................3
FIGURE 6-2 TOP LEVEL CHARGING STATION PIC PROCESSING ......................................5
FIGURE 3-1 TEN PRINT CAPTURE PROCESS...........................................................................18
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 3-1 USER ROLES.................................................................................................................10
TABLE 3-2 TEN PRINT LIVESCAN SUBMISSION DATA ITEMS ..........................................18
TABLE 0-3 LIVE-ID REQUEST DATA ITEMS ............................................................................19
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1 INTRODUCTION
The IDENT1 Charging Station Segment, a segment of the IDENT1 Operational System, is designed
to provide the Police Forces of England and Wales with remote identification products, located
primarily in a Police Custody Office. Remote refers to the fact that they are outside of the IDENT1
Bureau or Central Segment location. The Charging Station Segment includes products and services
such as Livescan, Live-ID, Interface Services, Mugshot Systems, etc. This document specifies the
detailed design of the IDENT1 Livescan Subsystem (ILSS), a Subsystem of the Charging Station
Segment.
1.1
Scope
This Functional Requirements Specification was created based on an analysis of the needs of the
Police Forces of England and Wales and provides the detailed design of the IDENT1 Livescan option
to IDENT1. This document is intended as a design specification and reference guide for Northrop
Grumman project personnel, and Livescan vendors.
1.2
Purpose
The purpose of the IDENT1 Livescan Functional Requirements Specification is to document the
system concept and functional requirements used to provide the basis from which the IDENT1
Livescan design can be validated.
1.3
Document Organisation
The Livescan Functional Requirements Specification contains the following sections:
Section 2, References, provides a list of documents with direct relevance to this document.
Section 3, Overview, presents an overview and concept of operations for the IDENT1
Livescan Subsystem.
Section 4, Requirements, provides the detailed requirements for IDENT1 Livescan, including
Northrop Grumman “Cardinal” Requirements.
Appendix A - List of Acronyms, provides the definition of acronyms used within this
specification.
Appendix B - Glossary of Terms, provides definitions for the terms used within this
specification.
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2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Document
Document Number
Author
Date Issued
IDENT1 Livescan Interface
Northrop Grumman
Specification
NSPIS Custody to IDENT1
Northrop Grumman
Livescan Interface Concept
of Operations
NSPIS Custody to IDENT1
Northrop Grumman
Livescan Interface Control
Document
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3 OVERVIEW
3.1
Livescan Overview
Livescan is one of the subsystems within the Charging Station Segment. These subsystems
provide the Custody Staff at local police stations (or custody offices) with a suite of hardware
and software that reduces the manual effort required currently for the reporting or charging of
persons in custody.
The Livescan Subsystem comprises hardware and software components located in two
physical locations, as illustrated in Figure 3-1. The Livescan Workstation is located in the
Custody Office. Also located in the Custody Office is a router used to connect the Livescan
Workstation with a IDENT1 Fingerprint Bureau. The Livescan Subsystem includes a
Livescan Store and Forward device and Livescan printer that are located physically at the
Fingerprint Bureau so that hardcopy Ten Print forms can be printed at the Fingerprint
Bureau. Also, the Livescan Store and Forward submits Ten Print forms electronically to the
IDENT1 Bureau Front-End Subsystem.
Custody
Livescan
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Office
WAN
Router
Optional
Bureau LAN Subsystem
Printer
Fingerprint Bureau
Router
Livescan
Store & Forward
Viewing
Mark Capture Ten Print Capture
Bureau
Bureau Server
Print Server
Bureau Front-End Subsystem
Livescan Subsystem
Figure 3-1 Livescan High-Level Architecture
Livescan provides a means of capturing electronically all rolled impressions, plain
impressions, and palm prints directly from an individual’s hands without the use of ink. The
hand or individual fingers are placed directly on a camera platen that captures the
fingerprints, producing digital images. The images are then processed in real time to produce
immediate quality feedback to the user. Once the capture process is completed, including
any entry of demographic data, the images can be transmitted electronically to a IDENT1
Fingerprint Bureau (or the NFO) for Tenprint Submission processing, a Live-ID Identity
Check (Print-to-Print) or a Print-to-Mark Crime Check. In addition, the images and textual
data may be printed out at the Fingerprint Bureau to produce standard IDENT1 Ten Print
forms.
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3.2
IDENT1 Livescan Subsystem Concept of Operations
This section describes the Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for all the capabilities of
theIDENT1 Livescan Subsystem (ILSS), including electronic Ten Print capture, electronic
Ten Print submission, Live-ID, and system management. This section was created based on
an analysis of the needs of the Police Forces of England, Wales, and Scotland. The
CONOPS is a reference guide for Northrop Grumman project personnel, as it documents the
IDENT1 Livescan option and its operating capabilities from which the design and
development is based. The analysis included information gathered during site visits to the
Forces, discussions with the Authority and with Livescan vendors and other applicable
IDENT1 documentation.
The purpose of the CONOPS is to document the operational capabilities of IDENT1 Livescan
from a user perspective at the Custody Office. It is intended to document, at a high level, the
operational capabilities and the transactions (or threads) IDENT1 Livescan will support. It
will provide the basis from which the design and development can be validated.
3.2.1
Charging Station PIC Processing
This section describes the steps involved in processing an arrested person (Person in Custody
(PIC) or Detainee) at a typical Custody Office from the point of view of interacting with
IDENT1 Livescan. Figure 3-2 contains a diagram representing this process, with the bolded
boxes representing processes involving Live-ID or Livescan.
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Figure 3-2 Top Level Charging Station PIC Processing
The process begins when the arrested person (or PIC) is brought to the Custody Office and
presented to the Custody Staff by the arresting police officer. The reason for the arrest is
discussed with the Custody Staff, who then makes a decision whether to release immediately
the person or continue the process. If not released immediately, the PIC is searched and his
or her possessions are confiscated.
The next step is to check the identification of the PIC for the purpose of verifying his/her
correct identity. This is a critical step in the processing of the PIC, since incorrectly
identifying a person in custody could result in that person being entered into the criminal
justice system under a false identity. The process is begun typically by creating a custody
record, either using an automated Custody System or by filling out a paper Custody Record
form. The record is filled out initially using information received from the PIC. Next a
PNC/Phoenix Name search is performed, and possibly other automated name searches, if
these are available at the particular Custody Office.
Following these initial name searches, if the Custody Office is equipped with an IDENT1
Livescan Workstation, the PIC’s fingerprints are captured electronically. This is a complete
ten print set, including plain impressions and palm impressions as well as preliminary
demographic and arrest information. Where an interface exists between a National Strategy
for Police Identification Systems (NSPIS) Custody application (or other computerised
custody system) and IDENT1 Livescan, demographic information is passed automatically to
Livescan and a Livescan record created and cued ready for fingerprints to be taken.
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Once the fingerprints have been taken, a Live-ID search can be initiated. The Live-ID
Identity Check can be either a verified response or a non-verified response, as specified by
the Livescan User. A verified response refers to search respondents that are verified by two
separate Fingerprint Officers. The verified search results displayed to the Livescan User
indicate a verified result, either Ident or Non-Ident. In the case of an Ident, one individual is
listed, identified by the CRO number. When the search is specified as non-verified, an
automated search of the IDENT1 national database is executed, returning typically from one
to three CRO numbers with an identification confidence rating of ‘high’, ‘medium’ or ‘low’.
Livescan will retain and display a single CRO that is returned as a result of a Live-Id non-
verified search responses. The returned CRO will be automatically input into the CRO field.
The returned CRO Number of the individual can then be used by Custody staff to look up the
complete criminal record in conjunction with PNC/Phoenix. Not only may the identity of the
PIC be established, but useful information regarding PNC warning signals (escaper,
contagious disease, assaults police, and the like) and also outstanding warrants for arrest can
be ascertained. Therefore, it is desirous for the PIC to be fingerprinted and searched on
Livescan as quickly as possible into the Custody process.
The Custody staff may elect to search the PIC against the Immigration and Nationality
Directorate (IND) database at the Immigration and Asylum Fingerprint System (IAFS).
Police Officers and other authorised Users are able to request IAFS searches from Livescan
Workstations. The IND searches may be verified, non-verified, or use a quoted IFB reference
number. When a response from a Livescan initiated search request to IAFS is accompanied
by a digital photograph, the Livescan workstation displays the available digital photograph.
The IND search may return up to five Immigration Fingerprint Bureau (IFB) Numbers. The
IFB search results may include IND contract information including the IND phone number,
fax number, and electronic mail address of the IND officer. Additionally, the search results
will include any available digitised photographs. The IFB numbers, contact information, and
photographs are displayed on the Livescan Unit to assist with PIC identification. In response
to a Livescan initiated search, two separate response messages will be sent to the Livescan
workstation, one for the IDENT1 Live-ID request and one for the IAFS search request.
Additionally, a search of the unsolved Mark database at the local, regional, or national level
is possible. The Print-to-Mark search can potentially identify a PIC who has been involved in
an unsolved crime. The Print-to-Mark Crime Check is a verified search. The “verified” type
routes to the local Fingerprint Bureau and is checked by three fingerprint officers before
returning an “Ident” or “Non-Ident” response to the Livescan unit.
The PIC may be placed in a holding cell while waiting for the search results or continue to be
interrogated while the Custody Staff fills out the Custody Record. The arresting police
officer also begins the process of gathering and analysing evidence related to the crime. This
may take place in parallel with the Custody Staff’s processing of the PIC.
After the PIC’s identity has been verified, the Custody Staff reviews the charges and formally
authorises the detention or release of the person. If released without charge, the Ten Print
record is forwarded to IDENT1 as an “arrestee” form type for filing and the process ends. If
the detention is authorised, then the Custody Record is updated with the pertinent
information.
If the PIC is charged, the record is electronically submitted to the Police Force’s Fingerprint
Bureau using the Tenprint Submission transaction on the Livescan unit. The relevant
Arrest/Summons (A/S) Number is entered into the Livescan system, prior to making this
Tenprint submission allowing IDENT1 to expedite the processing of the record. The
Livescan transaction may also be updated with additional demographic and arrest data before
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making the submission. (N.B. Where an interface exists between an NSPIS Custody
application (or other computerised custody system) and IDENT1 Lives-scan, demographic
information is passed automatically to Livescan. This normally includes the A/S number.)
The results from the Ten Print Submission to IDENT1 are received by the submitting
Livescan workstation once the transaction has been verified at the IDENT1 Bureau. One or
more copies of the fingerprint form is always printed at the IDENT1 Bureau receiving the
submission.
Following either the Livescan ten print submission or the manual fingerprint taking, the
decision is reviewed whether to release, bail, or continue to detain the person. Finally, the
Custody record is closed out when the person is released.
The Ten Print record held on the Livescan workstation will be automatically deleted by the
system once it has been transmitted to IDENT1 and successfully closed out at the end of
IDENT1 processing. In addition, the Livescan record may be deleted at any point in the
process by authorised Custody staff. This may be necessary in rare circumstances, such as
wrongful arrest. (N.B. Deletion actions are fully audited by the system.)
3.2.2
IDENT1 Livescan User Community
The users of IDENT1 Livescan are comprised mainly of the Police Force operational
personnel, support personnel and administration staff who operate within, or for operational
reasons, visit a Custody Office. The Custody Office is a physically secure environment
intended to restrain the movements of persons in custody. The IDENT1 Livescan terminals,
equipment are normally located within this controlled area. Day to day access, therefore, is
restricted in the first instance to personnel authorised to enter the restricted area of the
Custody Offices and then to those who have been designated, trained, and entered into the
system as authorised users. A second set of users, those who only require access on a limited
and non-scheduled basis, consists of the maintenance personnel who repair hardware or
software problems (Northrop Grumman personnel) and administrative users who collect
processing statistics. Northrop Grumman maintenance personnel may connect as available,
through communications links to the equipment via the IDENT1 central segment.
3.2.2.1 Primary Users
Those with direct contact with the equipment consist of the Custody Staff taking the
information and capturing the fingerprints, and the PIC whose prints are being taken.
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Custody Officer. The Custody Officer (often a Custody Sergeant) has a legal
responsibility to control the physical access to the restricted Custody Office area and
is responsible legally for all activity occurring within the Custody Offices. The
Custody Officer is responsible also for all the equipment within the Custody Office
area. A Custody Officer is a fully trained user of the system for the taking of
fingerprints for both identification purposes and for submission of the full ten print
sets. However, the Custody Officer would normally delegate the task to a Custody
Office support staff or jailer, because of the independent and impartial responsibilities
placed upon the role by the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act legislation.
The Custody Officer may require access to system audit trails or information on the
capture and transmission of data for statistical or evidential purposes. The
responsibility for such tasks varies from Police Force to Police Force. Where an
interface exists between an NSPIS Custody application (or other computerised
custody system) and IDENT1 Livescan, the Custody Officer may select to create a
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record on the IDENT1 Livescan unit, cue for fingerprinting, and request a particular
search type (e.g. Live-ID non-verified), direct from the Custody application.
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Custody Officer Support Staff. With the exception of the smallest stations, the
Custody Officer will have a support staff, which may be regular police officers,
referred to as a Detention Officers or Jailers. A civilian or an unpaid Special
Constable may also undertake this role. The support staff are the main users of the
system and routinely take the fingerprint images of the PIC under the direction of the
Custody Officer. The support staff is restricted to the routine taking and transmission
of the fingerprint images. Additional responsibilities may include minor
administrative tasks that require access to the search results for previous transactions
and to ensure that transactions have been fully completed. Tasks are also likely to
include routine preventative maintenance, such as platen cleaning, fault reporting and
general cleanliness of the equipment.
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Person in Custody (PIC). The physical movements of a PIC are restricted to the area
within the secure perimeter of the Custody Office. All identification and submission
transactions involving the PIC take place on equipment within the secure perimeter.
The equipment is normally in an area dedicated to PIC administrative functions and
the PIC is under constant escort while in that area. If the PIC is under-age, he or she
may be accompanied by his or her legal representative, and, where the PIC is
immature or mentally defective, by a Guardian or similar representative. However,
these persons, if present, will have no contact with the equipment. Use of the
equipment by a PIC is restricted to the following functions:
The provision of fingerprint images for identification or submission purposes.
The signing via a digital signature pad of fingerprints taken from the PIC.
The only use of the Livescan system that a legal representative or guardian of a
PIC has is to observe the first of the two transactions listed above.
3.2.2.2 Secondary Users
Secondary Users are those who do not have direct day-to-day contact with the equipment.
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Trainer. The Police Force requires police trainers to be trained so that they have the
capability to train local Custody Centre personnel in the use of Livescan.
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Indirect Users. A number of other officers within the local Police Station or Force
may have need for information obtained from the IDENT1 Livescan System.
Normally, this information is included as part of the Custody Record maintained on
the individual, or as part of the Case Preparation maintained in conjunction with the
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). However, in limited cases the individuals may
need to obtain information in a critical time period and may need to access the data at
the source.
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Case Officer. The Case Officer is responsible for progressing all aspects of the case
against a PIC to a successful conclusion, which often includes establishing the correct
identity of the PIC. IDENT1 Livescan will provide these officers with information on
the identity of the PIC. Some Police Forces may also require these officers to be
trained users of the Custody Office System, in which case they would be functioning
as Custody Staff Officers.
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Criminal Investigation Department (CID). A CID Officer may also be a case officer
in the more serious cases. Otherwise, the role of the CID officer is often to assist
Case Officers where the case is difficult or involves a serious category of crime. This
type of user may make use of the identifications from the IDENT1 Livescan
workstation.
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Scenes of Crime and Scientific Support. Specialists in the task of scientific support of
the investigation of Crime are experienced in the collection of fingerprint evidence
and its use. They may receive the results of fingerprint identifications performed using
the IDENT1 Livescan workstation. They might use Livescan to capture elimination
prints.
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Superintendent and Operational Inspector. The Police Superintendents and the
operational Police Inspectors are ranks that have specific responsibilities under PACE
legislation. Their consent and authorisation is required to perform certain acts such as
to take fingerprints from a PIC by force. Both ranks are also likely to be the
operational supervisors of Custody Officers and are responsible for overseeing the
whole custody process. They also receive any complaints by PIC’s. They access the
system to determine, if possible, where malpractice has occurred. These individuals
are most likely be looking at the statistical differences in the fingerprint capture; any
deeper examination of records is the task of the IT specialist or Data Protection
Officer.
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Police Force Statistics Officer. Additional management information required by the
local Police Force on the management information and statistics captured and stored
in the IDENT1 Livescan workstation requires access by the local Force Statistics
Officer.
3.2.2.3 IDENT1 Livescan User Roles and Authorisations
There are two primary “User Roles” of the IDENT1 Livescan Subsystem. The first is referred to as a
“IDENT1 Livescan User”, corresponding to the typical user of the system, or Custody Officer or
Support Staff. This individual does not possess “Manager” authorisations.
The second role is referred to as a “IDENT1 Livescan Manager”. This individual is a more senior
Custody Officer, or a more senior officer within the Force who has been designated to possess
“Management” authorisations.
The third role is referred to as the “System Administrator” role. This individual performs system
administrator functions. Table 3-1 contains the list of functions assigned to each user role.
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Table 3-1 User Roles
User Role Name
Authorised Functions
IDENT1 Livescan
Ten Print Capture
User
Ten Print Submission
Live-ID
Print to Mark Search
IND search
IDENT1 Livescan
IDENT1 Livescan User functions, plus
Manager
System Management Functions,
including:
Reports
User Administration
Local File Management
System Administrator
System Administrator functions
3.2.3
Functional Capabilities
This section describes the functional capabilities of the IDENT1 Livescan Subsystem. It
contains subsections corresponding to the seven primary IDENT1 Livescan capabilities of ten
print capture, ten print submission, identity check, crime check, immigration searches, 24-
hour verification, and system management.
The Livescan User Interface options are:
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Electronic Ten Print Submission (verified search and full ten print processing)
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Live-Id (user option for verified or non-verified search)
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Print-to-Mark Crime Check (verified search)
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IND search (user option for verified or non-verified search)
3.2.3.1 Ten Print Capture
The IDENT1 Livescan subsystem provides electronic Ten Print capture capabilities. Using
the IDENT1 Livescan workstation, ten rolled impressions, plain impressions, and palm prints
(including the writer’s edge) are captured by placing the person in custody (PIC) finger(s) or
palm directly on a camera platen, which produces an electronic image of the fingerprints.
There is also a capability to capture electronically the signature of the individual taking the
prints. A straightforward Human Computer Interface (HCI) provides step-by-step operating
instructions to the Livescan User.
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The fingerprint images are displayed on a computer monitor, with the scanned image updated
in real-time to provide a live video effect. This provides instant feedback to the Livescan
user while the finger or hand is still on the platen. "Amputated" fingers or fingers "Not
Taken” due to injury can be specified by the user through the HCI during the capture process,
which is required by IDENT1 for proper classification and processing of the prints. During
the capture process, extensive automated quality checks are performed and feedback is
presented to the user to ensure that each image is of acceptable quality. The quality checks
are described in more detail below.
The capture process also includes the entry of required demographic and arrest information,
corresponding to the data entry items on the IDENT1 Ten Print Form. This data is entered
directly through the Livescan workstation. Once the images and the demographic data are
captured successfully, they are stored temporarily in the Livescan workstation until deleted
by the user or automatically following a successful closeout of the record on IDENT1. An
attempt to delete the local Ten Print record before it has been received and validated by
IDENT1, will result in a warning message to the user.
Livescan Quality Checks
There are two general types of quality checks performed on the captured fingerprint images.
The first is a check to determine whether the captured image is of sufficient quality, and
occurs immediately after the image is captured. The specific image qualities analysed look at
factors such as lightness or darkness of the image, the size of the image area captured, and
image clarity. If an image falls below an overall threshold score, the user is notified
immediately that it failed the quality check. He or she has two choices, they are:
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Make another attempt to capture the image, or
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Over-ride the warning and accept it. Override is only available following a second
attempt.
If the user chooses to over-ride the quality warning, the system will record this fact in the
audit trail.
The second quality check ensures the proper sequence of the fingers (i.e., that captured finger
one is actually the right thumb). This is accomplished by a fast auto-encoding of the images
and then performing a comparison of the rolled impression with what should be the
corresponding plain impression. Any mismatches are reported to the user.
Users should be reminded that the automatic checks are not a substitute for good training and
continued care and attention during capture, which are essential to the maintaining of good
quality images to enable the continued effectiveness of fingerprint identification.
Demographic Data Entry
Demographic and arrest data may be entered either at the time of creating the record on the
Livescan workstation, or after the fingerprint capture process has taken place. In order to
best meet the needs of individual forces, the setting of certain demographic fields to
“mandatory” is implemented by IDENT1 system admin staff following consultation with
each force. In practice, fields such as “surname”, “A/S number”, “date-of-birth”, “custody
number”, etc. are usually set as mandatory. Where an interface exists between an NSPIS
Custody application (or other computerised custody system) and IDENT1 Livescan,
demographic information is passed automatically to Livescan and a Livescan record created
and cued ready for fingerprints to be taken.
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The Livescan HCI notifies the user when required data, depending upon form type, has not
been entered at the time the user attempts to complete the transaction. Demographic fields
that have a fixed set of choices display these choices in “pop up” lists that the Livescan user
can choose from.
Form Types and Form Formats
The accepted IDENT1 Form Types that can be submitted from Livescan include “Arrestee”
(charge or caution), “Charged”, “No Further Action”, and “Suspect”. The form type is
selected through the Livescan HCI, which produces automatically the “Form Identification
Number (FIN)” and the correct layout of the fingerprints and demographic data when printed
on a pre-printed fingerprint form. An “Arrestee” Form Type is set as the default in a
Custody environment, which the user can over-ride through a selection on the HCI.
The IDENT1 Livescan workstation supports a single default Form format for each Form
Type. The Form Format specifies the positioning of the fingerprint images on the form. The
definition of a new Form Format is considered a maintenance item that must be performed by
the maintainers of the system.
3.2.3.2 Ten Print Submission
Once the Ten Print record has passed the automated quality checks and is accepted by the
user, the Livescan user has the option of submitting the ten print record to IDENT1 to be
searched against the National Collection and be added to the database (if necessary). The
fingerprint images are compressed and combined with the demographic data into a formatted
message. The rolled impressions are compressed using a JPEG lossless compression
algorithm, while the plain impressions and palms are compressed using a JPEG lossy
compression algorithm. The record is then transmitted to the designated IDENT1 fingerprint
bureau for processing.
The ten print submission is processed as a standard ten print submission, within the standard
time frames allowed by the IDENT1 Service Level Requirements (SLR). If a unique
Criminal Records Office (CRO) Number is specified with the submission, the transaction is
processed within IDENT1 as a quoted CRO Ten Print Submission. If a CRO Number is not
included with the submission, or if the quoted CRO Number is determined to be a “Non-
Ident”, then a cold search of the National collection is performed automatically. Once the
Print-Print processing has been verified and the CRO assignment made within IDENT1, a
response is sent back to the submitting Livescan workstation, indicating the results of the
IDENT1 submission.
Local/Remote Printing
Each IDENT1 fingerprint bureau configured for IDENT1 Livescan isequipped with one or
more Livescan printers capable of handling the Livescan printing load for that Force. (In
addition, an optional local Livescan printer can be connected to the Livescan workstation at
the Force to provide a local printing capability). A high quality laser printer prints the
captured fingerprint images and demographic data onto pre-printed IDENT1 Ten Print
Forms, along with a unique FIN that is printed on the Ten Print Form in bar code and human
readable form.
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3.2.3.3 Live-ID Identity Check
As an alternative to immediately submitting the entire Ten Print record to IDENT1, a Live-ID
Identity Check can be initiated, that is intended to determine the identity of the PIC with a
quick response returned from IDENT1 to the Livescan unit.
IDENT1 Livescan functionality enables the Livescan User to perform both a Live-ID search
and a full Ten Print submission to IDENT1 using the same capture process and the same
images. This eliminates the need to capture the prints more than once. Once the Ten Print
record has been captured (fingerprint images and optionally the demographic and arrest data),
a Live-ID search can be initiated, which will use ten of the rolled impressions to be compared
against the matching CRO number or searched against the National Ten Print Collection.
The Live-ID Identity Check can be either a verified response or a non-verified response, as
specified by the Livescan User.
Verified Search Request
A verified response refers to search respondents that are verified by two separate Fingerprint
Officers. The verified search results displayed to the Livescan user indicate a verified result,
either Ident or Non-Ident. In the case of an Ident, one individual is listed, identified by the
CRO number. This function provides a means of establishing a positive identification of a
PIC at the start of the custody process, potentially saving a great deal of time and energy
attempting to determine his or her identity using other methods. It may save time by
eliminating the entry of false information, as well as preventing a person from being released
after giving false demographic details.
The user can request a Live-ID Identity Check with a quoted CRO, which is a one-to-one
comparison performed against a specific individual already in the National Collection. The
search results are checked by two Bureau fingerprint officers. The system automatically
performs a Cold Search of the entire National Collection if the one-to-one comparison results
in a “Non-Ident” response. Livescan processing of a Quoted CRO compares the respondent
CRO with the retained Quoted CRO. A match/mismatch indicator is displayed to the
Livescan user.
Where any doubt exists in the mind of the Custody Officer following a Live-ID verified
result, then a full Ten Print Submission should be run in order to get a confirmed result from
the Fingerprint Bureau.
Non-Verified Search Request
When the search is specified as non-verified, an automated search of the IDENT1 national
database is executed, returning typically from one to three CRO numbers with an
identification confidence rating of ‘high’, ‘medium’ or ‘low’.
The non-verified response refers to the fact that a FPO does not verify the results of the AFR
search. Instead, results come directly from an automated search conducted by IDENT1. The
results are displayed to the Livescan user in the form of between one and three CRO
numbers.
To assist the user in determining the likelihood of a respondent being correct, a “Confidence
Level” is displayed for each (non-verified) respondent. The confidence level, which is based
on the score computed by the IDENT1 AFR Matcher, is displayed as “High”, “Medium”, or
“Low”. It indicates the probability of that respondent being an actual match. The
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confidence level thresholds are configured at the IDENT1 central site. The confidence level
can assist in determining the individual’s identification, especially when used in conjunction
with other systems, such as a Mugshot System or PNC/Phoenix.
Live-ID non-verified transactions are extremely useful to the Custody Officer as they are fast
(typically received within 10 minutes of launch) and can be used 24 hours per day. They
offer accuracy in excess of 98.5%. However, because they are automated and have not been
looked at by expert FPOs, they should be treated as “intelligence” results only. Where any
doubt exists in the mind of the Custody Officer following a Live-ID non verified result, then
a verified Live-ID or a full Ten print Submission should be run in order to get a confirmed
result from the Fingerprint Bureau.
Livescan retains and displays a single CRO that is returned as a result of a Non-verified Live-
Id search response. The returned CRO is automatically input into the CRO field. The
retained CRO appears when the user re-edits the form, and ensures that a retrieval search is
initiated. This field may also be edited by the user if the user knows that the CRO returned
by the non-verified search is correct.
Where any doubt exists in the mind of the Custody Officer following a Live-ID Non-verified
result, then a full Ten Print Submission should be run in order to get a confirmed result from
the Fingerprint Bureau.
Where an interface exists between a computerised custody system, such as NSPIS Custody,
and Livescan, and a Live-ID search is requested from the custody system’s screen, a result
will also be passed back to the custody system.
3.2.3.4 Print-to-Mark Crime Check
The IDENT1 Livescan subsystem also provides the capability to perform a Print-to-Mark
Crime Check. A Print-to-Mark search capability from Custody can be a very valuable tool
since it can result in a PIC being identified for a previously unsolved crime before being
released from the Custody office. A Print-to-Mark Crime Check may be requested through
the Livescan HCI either at the same time the Live-ID Identity Check is requested, or
separately. This allows for a Print-to-Mark search to be requested after the results of a Print-
to-Print search have been received. If a transaction of the same type (i.e., Print-to-Print or
Print-to-Mark) was previously submitted, the Livescan User will be presented with a
warning, but will be permitted to over-ride the warning. The Print-to-Mark Crime Check is
only available as a verified transaction.
A Print-to-Mark search launched as part of the Live-ID transaction becomes an
AFR/Demographic search in IDENT1. While the default search is a local search and not
filtered by crime type, the Livescan user has the option of modifying the Geographic Area
and Crime Type selections. Geographic Area selections include the option for a national,
regional, or local search, with the definition of regional being the default regional search
specification of the local Bureau.
The search is carried out within IDENT1 as a new Print-to-Mark search thread, with a search
priority set by the custody staff. A Print-to-Mark Crime Check requires all ten rolled
impressions to be transmitted with the transaction. The same requirements that apply to a
IDENT1 Print-to-Mark search apply to a Print-to-Mark submitted from a Livescan
Workstation. These include three levels of comparison for an ident, notification of the
owning bureau if an ident is made, etc. The response is returned directly to the Livescan
workstation following the completion of the final comparison by the FPOs. A “Non-Ident”
response simply indicates such, while an “Ident” response includes information to inform the
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Livescan user that the PIC is identified for an offence, what offence, and when and where it
took place. It may also be necessary in the case of an “Ident” for the Custody Staff to
contact the Fingerprint Bureau by telephone to obtain additional details.
If the PIC is charged following the Live-ID search, the Livescan User may enter textual
information into a “Notes” field on the Ten Print Submission HCI, such as whether a Print-
to-Mark search was performed and its results. This information will be available to the FPOs
during the processing of the Ten Print through the IDENT1 Bureau HCI and could be used to
assist the IDENT1 Bureau staff in determining whether a P-M search is necessary as part of
the Ten Print submission.
Where an interface exists between a computerised custody system, such as NSPIS Custody,
and Livescan, and a P-M search is requested from the custody system’s screen, a result is also
be passed back to the custody system.
3.2.3.5 IND Search
A verified IND search can be initiated, intended to determine whether the identity of the PIC
exists on the Immigration and Asylum Fingerprint System (IAFS). This option searches the
IAFS system for the identity of the PIC. For an IND verified search request, two fingerprint
officers check the search responses. AN IND non-verified search request searches the IAFS
system for the PIC identity and returns a quick response for possible identification.
An additional benefit of searching IAFS is that the fingerprint records on the IAFS system
may also hold a mug shot image of the PIC. If a search is successful on IAFS, and a mug
shot image does exist for the PIC, then this image is contained with the respondent message
at the Livescan station. This enables a second level of validation and identification at the
Livescan unit. Up to five unique Immigration Fingerprint Bureau (IFB) Numbers, individual
IND contact information, and any available photographs are displayed on the Livescan unit.
A subsequent IND search using the returned IFB number retrieves the fingerprint record and
any available photographs from the IAFS database.
Where an interface exists between a computerised custody system, such as NSPIS Custody,
and Livescan, and an IND search is requested from the custody system’s screen, a result is
also be passed back to the custody system.
3.2.3.6 System Management
This section describes the functions considered to be “System Management” functions. Only
a user designated as a IDENT1 Livescan Manager will be authorised to perform or access
these functions.
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User Account Maintenance. (User Administration) User accounts with assigned User
ID and Password combinations will be established by an authorised user (IDENT1
Livescan Manager) at each Custody Office. Each User ID/Password is valid at a
specific IDENT1 Livescan workstation within a Custody Office, although nothing
precludes the same User ID/Password being set for more than one workstation. A
facility to allow a user to change his or her password is also provided through the HCI.
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Reports. The IDENT1 Management Information System (MIS) Tools function
provides the capability to create ad hoc reports that can be used for tracking completed
transactions, which were submitted via Livescan. Audit data is passed to IDENT1 as
part of each transaction, and is recorded within the IDENT1 audit files. Additional
audit data for user account maintenance, user logins and logouts, transmissions to and
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from IDENT1, etc. are logged on the Livescan Workstation and requested by IDENT1
on a periodic basis.
3.2.4
User Level Threads
This section describes the various types of transactions supported by the IDENT1 Livescan
subsystem, from the viewpoint of the Livescan user at the Custody Office.
3.2.4.1 Start-up/Shutdown
Upon powering on the Livescan workstation, the system boots and the required software
processes are initiated automatically. The system then displays the Log-on screen and waits
for the Livescan user to enter their User ID and password. This is recorded in the audit log.
The Livescan Workstation is connected automatically to the designated IDENT1 Bureau
during the start-up process. If the connection to IDENT1 cannot be executed, the Livescan
user is notified and has the option to operate the Livescan workstation in stand-alone mode.
Once the Livescan user has completed all tasks, he/she may choose to log-off or shut down
the system from the Main Menu. After logging off, the Livescan user will have the option of
shutting down the Livescan workstation. During shut down, all software processes are
terminated and the Livescan user is instructed to power-off the Livescan workstation. Log-
on, log-off, and shutdown activities are recorded in the audit log.
3.2.4.2 Logon/Logoff
Once the workstation is powered on, the Livescan user enters a User ID and the Livescan
workstation main menu screen is displayed. In addition, each Livescan user is required to
supply a valid User ID and Password combination to gain access to each of the Livescan
Workstation applications. An authorised Livescan Manager will have assigned previously
the User ID and Password and created the user account.
An audit trail log maintains the details of each transaction, to include information such as the
initiating user, date and time, workstation ID, type of transaction, etc. In order to ensure that
the user specified in the audit trail data is the actual user who initiated that transaction, the
system prompts for the Livescan user’s password to be entered before each Livescan or Live-
ID transaction can be initiated. Upon completing his/her tasks, the Livescan user can choose
to log-off from the Main Menu Screen.
3.2.4.3 Ten Print Capture
Ten Print capture begins by selecting the Livescan application. The Livescan user is
prompted to enter a password for validation. A warning is displayed to the user if the
available disk space has fallen below a specified threshold, and additional Livescan
transactions are prevented from being initiated until disk space is freed up.
The initial step in the Livescan process is to create a Livescan transaction. This is done
through selections made using the Livescan HCI, including the selection of the Ten Print
Form Type. At this point, a unique Form Identification Number (FIN) will be assigned to the
record.
The demographic and arrest data may be entered next. Alternatively, it is possible to enter
the demographic data after the fingerprints have been captured. In practice, most users
favour the latter option. Where an interface exists between an NSPIS Custody application (or
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other computerised custody system) and IDENT1 Livescan, demographic information is
passed automatically to Livescan and a Livescan record created and cued ready for
fingerprints to be taken.
The next step is to capture the fingerprints. The Livescan User is prompted by the Livescan
workstation HCI through each step of the capture process. First the plain impressions of right
hand, left hand and both thumbs are taken, which enables an automatic sequence check to be
performed as each finger is rolled.
Each rolled print is captured one at a time. As each rolled finger image is captured, the
image is processed automatically for the purpose of determining its image quality and for
comparison with the plain impressions. If the image falls below the system defined quality
thresholds, the Livescan user is immediately notified of the reason. The Livescan user is
prompted to capture the fingerprint again until either it is of acceptable quality or he or she
over-rides the rejection. The HCI also enables recording of “Amputated” fingers or fingers
“Not Taken” due to injury, which correspond to the standard IDENT1 fingerprint pattern
classifications.
Once the rolled and plain impressions have been captured and processed, a verification match
is attempted on the rolled impression and its corresponding plain impression. This is to
perform an automated sequence check to determine if any fingers were rolled out of
sequence. Any mismatches are reported immediately to the Livescan user, who must
recapture the finger in question or over-ride the rejection. This eliminates the requirement
for IDENT1 to perform a sequence check on Ten Print records submitted from an IDENT1
Livescan workstation.
Following capture of the rolled impressions, there is an opportunity for the user to review the
fingerprints and retake any as necessary. Next the right and left palm prints are captured,
including the “writer’s edge”, and the user again has the opportunity to review palm capture
and retake if required.
There is also the capability to capture electronically the signature of the individual taking the
prints, and that of the donor, via an integrated digital signature pad.
Next, the Livescan User has the option of submitting a Live-ID request or a Ten Print
submission to IDENT1. Figure 3-3 shows the Ten Print Capture process.
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3.2.4.4 Ten Print Submission
After entering the required demographic data and fingerprint images, and completing the
quality checks, the Livescan user can choose to submit the ten print record to the designated
IDENT1 bureau. Each of the fingerprint images (rolled and plain impressions) are
compressed. A unique IDENT1 Form ID Number (FIN) was assigned previously to this Ten
Print Record. Since any number of forms may be printed, with each being an exact
reproduction of every other, every form contains the same FIN.
A unique transaction identifier is generated and assigned to the transaction. Finally, the
record is formatted and sent to the designated IDENT1 bureau. The Arrest Summons (A/S)
Number is required before a Ten Print Submission can be closed out on IDENT1, since it is
required to communicate search results to PNC/Phoenix and for acquittal processing.
Whether the A/S Number is mandatory prior to Ten Print Submission, the Fingerprint Bureau
is a configurable field. In practice, most police force users have set this field to be
mandatory. Table 3-2 describes the data required for a Ten Print Livescan Submission. For
an Arrestee form type, several of these fields are filled in automatically based on the
Livescan workstation configuration data.
Table 3-2 Ten Print Livescan Submission Data Items
Data Item
Comments
Lossless Compressed Images (Rolled)
10 rolled, 4 plain, and 4 palm images, sizes specified
by IDENT1 image size requirements.
Lossy Compressed Images (Plains and
Palms)
Form ID Number
Uniquely identifies the Ten Print Form.
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CRO No.
This is optional, since CRO No. may not be known.
IDENT1 will treat this as a Quoted CRO.
Arrest/Summons No.
Required by IDENT1 before the record can be closed
out, but not required to be in the Ten Print
Submission record.
Name, Sex, Charging Station, Owning
Required of all Ten Print Submissions to IDENT1
Bureau, Taken By, Date Taken, DOB,
Place of Offence, Crime Type
Alias/Maiden Name, Exhibit
Optional
Identification number,
Appearing/Cautioned, Court Name and
Date, Nature of Disease, General
Remarks, Notes
If the Ten Print record sent to IDENT1 is for submission only, the record is processed by
IDENT1 as a standard Ten Print submission within the standard time frames allowed by the
SLA. However, the Livescan User has the option of requesting Live-ID of the individual.
The Live-ID transaction is described in Section 3.5.4.5.
3.2.4.5 Live-ID, Print-to-Mark, IND Search
After entering, or receiving, the required demographic data and taking the fingerprint images,
the Livescan user can choose to request a search of the PIC using the captured fingerprint
data. These search types are described in the following paragraphs. Table 3-4 describes the
Data Items required for a Live-ID Identity Check request. The Livescan unit submits all ten
fingers to perform the Live-ID search. A Print-to-Mark Crime Check contains all ten rolled
impressions, does not contain CRO Number, and optionally contains geographic area
designator and/or crime type. An IND search contains all ten rolled impressions, and
optionally contains an Immigration Fingerprint Bureau (IFB) number.
Table 3-3 Live-ID Request Data Items
Data Item
Comments
Lossy Compressed Images (Rolled)
10 rolled, 35mm by 35mm.
Unique Transaction Identifier
Associated with IDENT1 Submission No.
CRO Number
This is optional, since CRO Number and IFB
Number may not be known. If provided, a
IFB Number (IND searches only)
verification match will be performed by IDENT1.
Sex
Required for IDENT1 P-P Search, can be unknown
Where an interface exists between a computerised custody system, such as NSPIS Custody,
and Livescan, and a search is requested from the custody system’s screen, a result is also
passed back to the custody system.
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Verified Response
The Livescan user can request that a search be verified by an FPO. The “verified response”
function allows the Livescan User to select Live-ID Identity Check, Print-to-Mark Crime
Check.
The Livescan user initiates a transaction by entering the “suggested” or “quoted” CRO
Number of the PIC (if known) and the sex of the PIC, then makes a search type selection
through the HCI.
Each of the fingerprint images must be compressed and transmitted with the transaction. The
images and required demographic data are packaged as a CPS Message with the appropriate
transaction type. The search request is sent to the IDENT1 bureau designated for that
Custody Office.
If a match is found, the respondent images are queued for FPO verification. Two FPOs
verify the results of the IDENT1 AFR search by viewing the images. A “No Match” or
“Verified Match” with the individual’s CRO Number is sent back to the Livescan
Workstation. The response also includes an indication that the search results have been
verified.
The Print-to-Mark Crime check is a verified search request. The P-M Crime Check search
request provides options for the Livescan user to change the defaults for the Crime Type and
Geographic Area. The Livescan user may select a local, regional, or national search.
Overriding the default search results in a confirmation warning being displayed to the
Livescan user. The P-M search request requires all ten rolled impressions to be submitted
with the transaction.
The Livescan user can also request a verified IND search. The IND search option allows the
Livescan user to input an Immigration Fingerprint Bureau (IFB) number to the search
request. The IFB number performs a retrieval from IAFS rather than a full search against the
IND database. The quoted IFB number works in the same way as a quoted CRO against
IDENT1. If available, IAFS returns an accompanying mug shot photograph to the Livescan
unit for display along with the respondent data.
If a match is found, the results are queued for FPO verification viewing. The images are
verified by three FPOs prior to returning a response to the Livescan workstation. A “Non
Ident” or “Verified Ident” will be sent back to the Livescan workstation. The “Verified
Ident” response will contain sufficient information to inform the Livescan user that the PIC is
identified for an offence, what the offence type is, and when and where it took place. It may
also be necessary in the case of an “Ident” for the Custody Staff to contact the Fingerprint
Bureau by telephone to obtain additional details.
The Livescan user may request a P-M search after results from the live-ID search have been
received. If a search of the same type was submitted previously, the Livescan user is
presented with a warning; the warning can be overridden.
If the PIC is charged following the search, the Livescan user may enter textual information
into a “Notes” field on the Ten Print Submission HCI, e.g., whether a P-M search was
performed and its results. This information will be available to the FPOs during the
processing of the Ten Print submission at the Bureau through the “Notes” function.
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Non-Verified Response
The Livescan user can also request a fully automated search and result; a non-verified Live-
ID response. Non-verified Live-ID requests cannot include a CRO number. In this instance,
only an AFR comparison is performed. The search results are then sent directly to the
Livescan workstation, and include a CRO Number and Match Confidence for each
respondent with a score above the Live-ID match threshold. The response will clearly
indicate that the results have not been verified by FPOs Livescan functionality will retain and
display the single, high confidence CRO that is returned as a result of a Live-Id non-verified
search responses. The CRO will automatically be input into the CRO field. The retained
CRO will appear when the user re-edits the form, and ensures that a retrieval search is
initiated on Ten Print Submission. This field may also be edited by the user if the user knows
that the returned CRO is correct.
The Livescan user can also request a non-verified IND search. Non-verified IND requests
may include an IFB number.
3.2.4.6 Delete Transaction
Ten Print records are stored within the Livescan workstation until the Livescan user
specifically deletes the transaction, or the system automatically deletes them following the
successful closeout of the transaction on IDENT1. The usual reason for the record to be
deleted manually is in the case of wrongful arrest or if it is decided that there will be no
further action (NFA). The deletion of the form following closeout results from the auto delay
value. This configuration parameter is set on each Livescan unit.
3.2.4.7 Local/Remote Printing
The Livescan workstation architecture supports local and remote printing of Livescan ten
print records, although in practice the option to have a local printer alongside the Livescan
unit has not been taken up by the users and the Livescan printer is sited remotely at the local
Fingerprint Bureau.
Since a hard copy ten print form is required for IDENT1 “Close-Out” of a ten print
submission, the form must be printed out prior to Close-out. The printing of a ten print form
occurs when the ten print submission is first processed on the store and forward unit, and
prior to IDENT1 processing.
3.2.4.8 System Management
The System Management functions require that a user login using a user ID and password
combination with System Manager privileges. Menu selections provide access to the
following System Management functions:
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Configuring the system, which includes:
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Setting the system time and date
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Maintaining the user list
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Saving the system configuration
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Reloading the system configuration
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Reports
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Adjusting the Printer
The system date and time used internally by the Livescan workstation will be set during the
initial installation and setup of the unit. The system date and time is used for logging and
time stamping of transactions.
User Accounts are created, deleted, modified, or viewed through the User Account
Management function. The user’s full name, printed name (as it appears on fingerprint
forms), user ID, user password, and authorisation level (manager or user) is entered to create
an account. Each Livescan workstation maintains its own list of authorised users.
A Livescan workstation’s configuration data can be saved to a file, which allows either the
same workstation or another workstation to be restored with that data. The configuration
data includes the user account information, printer settings, calibration data, fingerprint form
options, demographic defaults, IP addresses, etc.
Each Livescan workstation collects audit data in two modes. First, data specific to a
transaction is transmitted to the IDENT1 bureau with each transaction. Second, audit data
for user account maintenance, user logins and logouts, fingerprint capture sessions, record
deletion, and IDENT1 transmissions is transmitted to the IDENT1 bureau upon request. This
permits the IDENT1 bureau and central segments to produce reports that include Livescan
information.
The Livescan printer can be adjusted periodically to adjust the range of print darkness
(ramping) or position of fingerprints and demographics on a printed ten pPrint form. This
procedure is recommended whenever a new toner cartridge is installed or degradation is
noticed in the darkness of the printed fingerprint images.
3.2.5
System Maintenance
This section describes the maintenance for the Livescan workstation. System maintenance for
the Livescan workstation includes four levels of support:
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First Level - Replacement of consumables and cleaning of units
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Second Level - Replacement of Line Replaceable Units (LRUs)
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Third Level - Servicing of equipment off-site
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Fourth Level - Design/development changes.
The first level maintenance is the responsibility of the authorised and trained Livescan users
and includes cleaning of the platen(s), cleaning/replacing air filters, replacing printer toner,
and replenishing the fingerprint form stock in the printers.
The second level maintenance is performed by the IDENT1 Northrop Grumman maintenance
team as part of the regular inspections of the equipment or in response to service calls logged
through the IDENT1 help desk. Spares stocks are maintained by Northrop Grumman and
used to repair and re-calibrate the equipment. On-line diagnostics are available for
troubleshooting the equipment, and each removed LRU is designated as either scrap or depot
repairable.
The third level of service is performed at either the manufacturer’s facility (e.g., unique
equipment such as the optical decks) or at the Northrop Grumman maintenance facility (for
those components that are evaluated readily and for which standard components are available
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(e. g., computer components, Ethernet cards, etc.). These repaired components are re-
certified and returned to the spares stocks when repairs are completed.
The fourth level of service is for system improvements for which a business case can be
presented and substantiated. These may be based upon user demands or due to the
introduction of new technologies. Those that are approved are scheduled for implementation
and fielding according to the perceived benefits, costs, and update schedules.
3.2.5.1 Help Desk
The IDENT1 Help Desk is responsible for overall maintenance support. The Help Desk will
be staffed 24 hours-a-day, 365 days a year to provide initial response to any local Police
Force’s operational problem with either the equipment or communications, including any
interface problems. The Help Desk is accessed via telephone for direct conversations with a
Help Desk technician. The Help Desk provides first level diagnostic evaluation of the
problem, including remote diagnostic execution, examination of audit records, and general
recovery techniques (e.g., recycling power, etc.). Problems that cannot be resolved by the
Help Desk personnel are assigned to field maintenance personnel for repair.
Any requests for operational support received by the Help Desk are logged automatically in a
trouble call tracking system. Through management information maintained in the
maintenance tracking system, the Help Desk user is able to assess the impact of the incident
(degradation of operations versus complete loss of functionality) to quickly and accurately
take appropriate action. The Help Desk technicians have remote login capabilities to each
Livescan workstation. In order to maintain system security/integrity, the remote login
capability is only be available from the Help Desk and is only available to authorised
personnel. The Help Desk personnel may request additional diagnostic information from the
on-site personnel, or may request they attempt to correct/eliminate the problem (for example,
re-boot a workstation, check a LAN connection, etc.).
The Help Desk also provides management reports and metrics on outstanding incidents,
major incidents, and maintenance trends (problem hardware items, Help Desk call frequency,
repeat discrepancies). However, if remote actions are not effective in correcting the problem,
escalation procedures are initiated to provide on-site maintenance resources.
3.2.5.2 On-Site Support
On-site support ise provided for the operational Livescan workstation whenever Help Desk
support or first line maintenance is insufficient in bringing the equipment back to full
operational capability. The Help Desk initiates escalation procedures to issue a work request
for the maintenance technicians. The work request includes the initial information contained
in the trouble call: the location of the equipment, point of contact, maintenance problem,
time of call, data collected and actions taken, and any site specific information.
Any equipment items, which are replaced for maintenance purposes, are returned to a
Northrop Grumman repair location for third level maintenance actions. Maintenance at the
third level includes a repair analysis to determine if the item is repairable economically, or
whether replacement is appropriate.
Regardless of the disposition, Northrop Grumman monitors the maintenance turnaround time
at the third level to ensure that the Livescan workstation stock of spares is adequate to meet
operational commitments.
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4 REQUIREMENTS
This section details the IDENT1 Livescan subsystem (ILSS) requirements which are grouped into the
following subsections: General Requirements, Functional Requirements, Configuration Parameters,
System Performance, System Management, Security, and IDENT1 Modifications requirements.
Cardinal requirements are high level and avoid implementation constraints where possible. They are
wide ranging in scope and cannot be implemented directly but require decomposition. The cardinal
requirements are numbered with a prefix “CC,” while all other requirements are prefixed “CL” and
are detailed requirements derived from the cardinal requirements. The majority of “CC”
requirements are in section 4.1, General Requirements; while some others have been allocated to
specific sections.
4.1
General Requirements
The requirements in this section are cardinal requirements that apply to the entire ILSS and
not a specific function or component.
CC001
Northrop Grumman shall investigate, determine the requirements, develop,
implement and supply remote fingerprint services integrated with the
operational procedures at designated charging stations as a complete and
integrated extension of the IDENT1 system. These are in any combination:
(a) Remote electronic Ten Print capture and submission services. (b) Remote
Palm Print services (optional). (c) Remote Live-ID services.
CC002
The ILSS as defined in this specification shall be subject to Service Level
Requirements (SLR). The core remote service may be augmented with
additional remote services, each additional service shall meet the general,
core and specific service requirements and the core remote service SLR shall
be extended to incorporate service performance for all additional remote
services.
CC003
Northrop Grumman shall provide prime contractor and IDENT1 system
integration services and shall be fully accountable for the technical delivery
of the ILSS. This shall include all consequential impacts required to meet
and sustain the service level of IDENT1.
CC004
The performance, service levels, metrics, workload, credit/debit and response
times, of the ILSS shall be defined in a SLR.
CC005
The ILSS shall obtain fingerprint data from a Livescan workstation provided
with optional palm print capabilities.
CC006
No specialist skills shall be required by the ILSS users other than those
required for operational employment of the ILSS (e.g., engineering skills for
calibration, management or servicing shall not be required of the charging
users).
CC007
Provisions for training of ILSS users and bureau staff shall be determined
and provided.
CC008
Acceptable fallback procedures shall be provided if the ILSS unit is taken out
of service, or must operate in isolation.
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CC009
The ILSS shall be appropriately integrated into the support and maintenance
of the IDENT1 system.
CC010
ILSS Live-ID transactions shall be delivered to a primary local bureau or to
an alternative bureau selected by the local bureau and agreed by Northrop
Grumman. Services shall continue to be available at the Livescan
workstation when the primary bureaux is completely unmanned.
CC011
ILSS capture devices shall conform to the FBI, Criminal Justice Information
Services (CJIS) Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification (EFTS)
standards, FBI CJIS-RS-010 V7 (January 1999) “Image Quality
Specifications (IQS)”, Appendix F.
CC012
The ILSS shall comply with all relevant UK legislation that is in effect at the
time approved for entry into the IDENT1 catalogue of options.
CC013
The ILSS shall comply with relevant health and safety requirements at the
time approved for entry into the IDENT1 catalogue of options.
CC026
The ILSS vendor shall provide fully configured Livescan units with all
processing components necessary (e.g., processors, monitors, disks, etc) and
hardware (e.g., case, cables, etc.) to capture and transmit electronic ten print
records to remote sites for printing and forward to IDENT1.
4.2
Functional Requirements
Functional requirements are divided into three distinct categories: Electronic Ten Print
Capture, Electronic Ten Print Submission, and Live-ID.
4.2.1
Ten Print Capture
The ILSS includes the capability to perform ten print capture, which provides a means of
electronically capturing all rolled impressions, plain impressions, and palm prints directly
from an individual’s hand without the use of ink. Also, included in the capture process is the
entry of demographic and arrest data; and automated quality checks.
The quality checks, to include image quality, sequence check, and demographic data
validation are performed as part of this process. The image quality check ensures that the
fingerprint images are acceptable for processing by IDENT1. The sequence check ensures
that the rolled fingerprints were captured in the proper order. Once the images and the
demographic data are successfully captured and accepted, the Livescan user has the
capability to print the ten print form provided the optional local printer has been included.
CL001
The Livescan workstation shall provide a means of electronically capturing
plain finger impressions, all ten rolled finger impressions, and palm
impressions (optional) including the writer's edge directly from an
individual's hands without the use of ink.
CL002
The ordering and content of the demographic data presented on the IDENT1
Livescan HCI shall be based on the IDENT1 ten print forms.
CL003
The Livescan workstation shall allow the user to enter demographic and
arrest data to be included with the electronic ten print submission as
specified by the Livescan-IDENT1 Interface Specification.
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CL004
The Livescan workstation shall conform with FBI Standard CJIS-RS-
0010(V7) "Interim IAFIS Image Quality Specifications for Scanners",
Appendix G, for image capture, plus all non-conflicting requirements given
in the full Image Quality Specification (IQS), Appendix F.
CL005
The sizes of the fingerprint images captured by the Livescan workstation
shall be consistent with the IDENT1 image sizes. These are 689 by 689
pixels for rolled impressions, 749 by 452 pixels for plain thumb impressions,
and 1477 by 1182 pixels for plain finger impressions, all captured at 500 dpi.
CL006
The fingerprint image quality shall be assessed in real time to produce
immediate quality feedback to the Livescan uUser.
CL007
The Livescan workstation quality control software shall have the facility of
allowing the Livescan user to over-ride an image quality rejection.
CL008
When the quality of an image is below the quality threshold setting(s), the
Livescan user shall be prompted to perform corrective action to include
recapturing the print image.
CL009
The Livescan workstation shall record, for each transaction, whenever the
Livescan user chooses to over-ride the system quality rejection.
CL010
The Livescan workstation shall perform an automated sequence check that
verifies the correct sequence of the rolled impressions as compared to the
plain impressions.
CL011
When the automatic sequence check process is unable to match a rolled and
plain impression, the Livescan user shall be notified immediately and given
an option to recapture the images.
CL012
The Livescan workstation shall be capable of capturing new fingerprint
records whilst transactions are being transmitted.
CL013
The Livescan workstation HCI shall allow the Livescan user to specify that a
finger is "Amputated" or "Not Taken" due to injury.
CL014
A finger specified as "Amputated" or "Not Taken" shall be recorded in the
ten print record, indicated on the screen, and on the ten print form within the
appropriate fingerprint boxes.
CL015
The Livescan workstation HCI shall support each of the standard IDENT1
ten print form types.
CL016
The Livescan workstation HCI shall have required data fields that are
specific for each IDENT1 ten print form type and transaction type (e.g.,
Live-ID or ETPS). The required fields are specified in the Livescan IDENT1
Interface Specification.
CL017
The Livescan workstation HCI shall indicate the current forms type during
the capture processing.
CL018
The Livescan workstation shall be able to capture, print locally (optional),
and submit Ten Print records to IDENT1 for the following ten print form
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types: Arrestee, Suspect Not Charged, Caution, Prison, Amnesiac, and
Elimination.
CL019
Elimination sets shall be printed on the IDENT1 Elimination form and all
other sets shall be printed on the IDENT1 Arrestee form.
CL020
Elimination sets shall not be processed by IDENT1.
CL021
Additional Livescan transactions shall be prevented from being initiated if
sufficient space is not available.
CL022
Previously captured ten print records on the Livescan workstation shall not
be lost if the disk space is full, unless explicitly deleted by the Livescan user.
CL023
The Livescan workstation shall provide the capability option to print a ten
print locally.
CL024
Any optional Livescan printer used with the Livescan workstation shall
conform to FBI Standard CJIS-RS-0010(V7) Appendix F, “Printer
Specifications”.
CL025
Livescan printers shall be able to print multiple copies of ten print forms.
CL026
The Livescan workstation shall generate a Form ID No. for each ten print
record once the record has been accepted by the Livescan uUser.
CL027
The format of the Form ID No. generated by the Livescan workstation shall
be as follows: AA/BB/CC/DDDDDDD/E, where AA is a two character Form
Type, defined with the following codes:
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"LA" for Livescan Arrestee Form,
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"LS" for Livescan Suspect Form,
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"LE" for Livescan Elimination Form,
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"LP" for Livescan Prison Form,
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"LO" for Livescan Other Form,
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"LN" for Livescan Amnesiac Form;
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BB is a two character Form Format, defined with the following codes:
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"NA" for a standard Livescan form format;
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CC is a two character predefined Livescan workstation designator,
allowing 1296 unique Livescan designations for the UK Police Forces;
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DDDDDDD is a seven digit sequential number unique for a single
Livescan workstation;
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and E is the check character generated using the standard Phoenix
modulus 23 algorithm.
CL028
The equipment shall conform to the following safety standards: 73/23/EEC
(1973) Low Voltage Directive with Amendments; UL 1950 (1995) Third
Edition; Bi-National Safety of Information Technology Equipment including
Electrical Business Equipment; IEC 950 (1991) (EN60950) Safety of
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Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business
Equipment, Electromagnetic Compatibility, FCC Rules Part 15 for Class A
Computing Devices; 89/336/EEC (1989) EMC Directive; EN55022 (1995)
Limits & Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference; Information
Technology Equipment; and EN50082 Electromagnetic Compatibility
Generic Immunity Standard.
CL029
The Livescan HCI shall provide a capability to delete a ten print record from
the Livescan workstation.
CL030
The Livescan HCI shall warn a Livescan user if a user attempts to delete a
ten print record from the Livescan workstation before the record is
successfully received by the IDENT1 bureau.
CL114
The Livescan user shall be given an indication as to the available disk space
or number of available transactions on the Livescan workstation.
CL115
The Livescan images printed onto a Ten Print Form shall be printed using the
full capture size and resolution specified for the Livescan workstation, i.e.,
captured image to print ratio of 1:1.
CL116
The Livescan workstation shall optionally provide a capability to
electronically capture and transmit the identity of the individual taking the
prints (e.g., electronic image of signature or fingerprint).
CL117
The Livescan workstation shall optionally provide a capability to
electronically capture the signature image of the PIC.
CL118
The INLSS shall support the local printing of IDENT1 fingerprint forms on
pre-printed IDENT1 forms.
CC014
The Livescan workstation shall capture all fingerprints and palms (optional)
concerning one person in custody in one fingerprinting session.
CC015
Once the fingerprint data is captured at the Livescan workstation it shall then
be used as a source for all transactions until deleted by the Livescan user.
CC016
Responses to search requests with identification shall be returned to the
submitting Livescan workstation.
CC017
Optional palm prints shall be electronically captured by the ILSS.
CC018
Optional palm prints shall be captured, transferred to the bureau, and printed
out on the fingerprint form such that they may be utilised subsequently for
evidence and matching purposes.
4.2.2
Ten Print Submission
The INLSS includes the capability to electronically transmit ten print submissions to
IDENT1. Through the electronic ten print submission process, the Livescan user submits a
ten print record to the designated IDENT1 bureau. Each of the fingerprint images (rolled and
plain impressions) is compressed, a unique transaction identifier is generated and assigned to
the transaction, and the record is formatted and sent to the designated IDENT1 bureau.
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CL031
The Electronic Ten Print Submission record shall include up to ten rolled
finger impressions (lossless); four plain impressions (lossy); two (optional)
palm prints (lossy); two (optional) writer's edge (lossy); required
demographic and arrest data; and audit data. The format in content of the
record is specified in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface Specification.
CL032
All fingerprint data transmitted electronically to the designated IDENT1
Fingerprint Bureau shall be compressed and decompressed using the same
JPEG algorithms used by IDENT1.
CL033
Every electronic ten print record submitted to IDENT1 by the Livescan
Workstation shall include appropriate audit data (e.g., Livescan User ID,
transaction type, unique ID, date and time of submission, Livescan
workstation ID, quality override data, and destination ID)
CL034
The ILSS shall print a ten print form remotely at the designated IDENT1
bureau.
CL143
The remote printer shall conform to FBI Standard CJIS-RS-0010(V7)
"Printer Specifications", Appendix F.
CL036
A Form ID number shall be assigned by the Livescan workstation and stored
with the electronic ten print submission.
CL037
A Form ID No. shall be printed on the ten print form in both bar-code and
human readable form.
CL038
The Form ID No. bar-code format shall comply with the following
specifications; ANSI MH10.8M-1993, American National Standard for
Materials Handling - Unit Loads and Transport Packages - Bar Code
Symbols and AIM Uniform Symbology Specification Code 39.
CL039
The response displayed to a user at the Livescan workstation for an
electronic ten print submission ident response shall include a CRO Number.
For a Non-Ident response only the Non-Ident status is displayed.
CL040
The Livescan workstation shall receive a response message from the
IDENT1 bureau indicating that the initial ten print submission was received
and validated by IDENT1. The format in content of this message is specified
in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface Specification.
CL041
The Livescan workstation shall receive a message from IDENT1 once the
final level of P-P comparison is made for an Ident and following a CRO
assignment for a Non-Ident by IDENT1. The format in content of this
message is specified in the Livescan-IDENT1 Interface Specification.
CL042
The Livescan workstation shall receive an error message from IDENT1 if an
error is detected during the processing of a ten print submission record. The
format in content of this message is specified in the Livescan IDENT1
Interface Specification.
CL043
All response messages sent to an unavailable (e.g., powered down,
communication down) Livescan workstation shall not be lost and will be
transmitted once the Livescan workstation is available.
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CL044
All response messages received from IDENT1 by the Livescan workstation
shall be available for display to the Livescan user.
CL045
All electronic Ten Print submissions generated by the ILSS shall be assigned
the search priority selected by the Livescan user.
CL159
Livescan search priority shall be configured to “normal” for all searches.
CL119
An indication shall be displayed to the Livescan user if a ten print
submission transaction is requested for the same ten print record more than
once.
CL120
The images and data from an electronic ten print submission shall be capable
of being stored and retrieved from the Bureau Image Archive.
CL121
The optional palm print images shall be included in the electronic submission
to IDENT1.
CL122
The store and forward device shall have the capacity to queue a minimum of
250 transactions.
CL123
The ILSS shall support the entry of free text notes entered through the
Livescan workstation HCI and submitted with the electronic ten print
submission transaction to the IDENT1 bureau for inclusion into the IDENT1
ten print mManagement notes function.
4.2.3
Live-ID Identity Check, Print-to-Mark Crime Check, IND Search
The ILSS includes the capability to perform a Live-ID Identity Check of a person in custody
for the purpose of providing a quick identification. Live-ID is a non-verified ten finger Print-
to-Print search against the IDENT1 ten print database, or a one-to-one verification if a CRO
number is provided. For an IND Search, a one-to-one verification is activated if an IFB
number is provided. The Livescan user also has the option of selecting either a verified or a
non-verified response. Print-to-Mark Crime Check searches are always verified. A verified
response includes a fingerprint comparison by two FPOs. A non-verified response only
consists of an AFR P-P comparison without the involvement of a FPO, with the results sent
directly to the submitting Livescan workstation.
CL046
The ILSS Live-ID Identity Check function shall support a ten-finger Print-to-
Print search.
CL047
The fingerprint images for all Live-ID transaction shall be chosen from the
ten print record captured during the Livescan electronic ten print capture
process.
CL124
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CL136
A Print-to-Mark Crime Check search shall use the rolled impressions of all
available fingers.
CL048
A minimum of one finger shall be required to initiate a Live-ID transaction.
CL049
The Livescan user shall select either a verified or non-verified response from
the Livescan workstation HCI for each Live-ID Identity Check transaction.
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CL050
The Livescan workstation shall provide the capability for a user to submit a
quoted CRO for verified Live-ID transactions, resulting in a one-to-one
verification performed at the IDENT1 bureau.
CL051
The Livescan workstation HCI shall require only those data entry fields
needed for a Live-ID transaction to be entered before a Live-ID transaction
can be submitted.
CL052
The Livescan workstation shall be able to submit a Live-ID transaction while
retaining the ten print data at the Livescan workstation.
CL053
The Live-ID function shall result in IDENT1 initiating a default Print-to-
Print AFR search if a non-verified response was requested.
CL054
The Live-ID function shall result in IDENT1 initiating a Print-to-Print one-
to-one verification (I.e., FPO comparison of the images) if a verified
response was requested.
CL055
The Live-ID HCI shall permit a CRO Number to be entered when a non-
verified Live-ID transaction is being requested.
CL149
Livescan shall retain a quoted CRO. The retained CRO will appear when the
user re-edits the form, and ensures that a retrieval search is initiated.
CL150
For non-verified quoted CRO Live-ID respondents, the retained quoted CRO
is electronically compared against the respondent CROs. Each CRO number
shall include a match/mismatch display for the Livescan user.
CL056
If a Live-ID one-to-one verification from a verified quoted CRO Number
results in a non-ident, then IDENT1 shall automatically perform a print-to-
print AFR search.
CL057
The response displayed to a user at the Livescan Workstation for a Live-ID
non-verified response shall include zero or more respondent(s) and a
disclaimer stating that the search has not been verified by a qualified
Fingerprint Officer. For each respondent a CRO number and match
confidence shall be displayed.
CL058
The response displayed to a user at the Livescan workstation for a Live-ID
verified response shall include a CRO Number for an Identification or a Non-
Ident status.
CL059
The Livescan workstation shall receive a response message from the
IDENT1 bureau indicating that the initial Live-ID transaction was received
and validated by IDENT1. The format and content of this message is
specified in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface Specification.
CL060
The Livescan workstation shall receive a message from IDENT1 once the
Live-ID transaction has been completed by IDENT1. Two levels of
comparison check shall be required prior to a verified Print-to-Print response
being sent to the Livescan workstation. The format and content of this
message is specified in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface Specification.
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CL061
The Livescan workstation shall receive an error message from IDENT1 if an
error is detected during the processing of Live-ID transaction. The format
and content of this message is specified in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface
Specification.
CL062
All Live-ID response messages sent to an unavailable (e.g., powered down,
communication down) Livescan workstation shall not be lost and will be
transmitted once the Livescan workstation is available.
CL063
All Live-ID response messages received from IDENT1 by the Livescan
workstation shall be available for display to the Livescan user.
CL064
All Live-ID transactions generated by the ILSS shall be assigned the search
priority selected by the Livescan user.
CL125
The ILSS shall support a Print-to-Mark search through the HCI.
CL126
The Print-to-Mark Crime Check search shall only be requested in
conjunction with a “verified response.”
CL127
The Livescan workstation HCI shall support the selection of a Print-to-Mark
Search either combined with a Live-ID search or independently.
CL128
All Print-to-Mark searches initiated from the ILSS shall be assigned the
search priority selected by the Livescan user.
CL159
Livescan search priority shall be configured to “normal” for all searches.
CL129
An indication shall be presented to the Livescan user whenever a Live-ID
search of the same type (e.g., Live-ID or Print-to-Mark or IND) is initiated
for the same ten pPrint record.
CL130
All Print-to-Mark searches shall be implemented within IDENT1 as a default
Print-to-Mark AFR search, unless a Crime Type or non-default Geographic
Area is specified.
CL131
The ILSS HCI shall allow the Livescan user to select a geographical region
for Print-to-Mark searches.
CL132
For all Print-to-Mark searches with a Geographic Area set to “Regional”, the
default search specification of the local bureau shall be used for the Region
definition.
CL133
A separate response message shall be returned to the Livescan workstation
for the Print-Mark search and shall include sufficient information to convey
to the Livescan user that the PIC may be a suspect in other crimes and the
Livescan user should contact the bureau.
CL134
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CL135
P-M searches shall require three levels of FPO comparison prior to returning
a verified match response to the Livescan user.
CC019
No additions, modifications or deletion of information held in national or
local fingerprint collections shall occur as a result of a Live-ID transaction.
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CL151
The IND Search function shall request an IAFS Print-to-Print search against
the Immigration and Naturalisation Database.
CL152
For an IND Search with a quoted IFB Number, Livescan shall request
retrieval of the IND images associated with the IFB form identification
number.
CL153
For an IND Search, an available IAFS mug shot image shall be returned to
Livescan with the IFB number. There will be a maximum of one image for
each respondent in the respondent message.
CL154
For non-verified quoted IFB IND respondents, the retained quoted IFB
number is electronically compared against the respondent IFBs. Each IFB
number shall include a match/mismatch display for the Livescan user.
CL155
A separate response message shall be returned to the Livescan workstation
for the IND search and shall include sufficient information to convey to the
Livescan user that the PIC may be a suspect in other crimes.
4.3
Configuration Parameters
The Livescan workstation has various parameters that are configurable by the Service
Provider. Configuration parameters provide a means of changing configuration options
without the need for software modifications, thus increasing the flexibility and
maintainability of the system. Modification privileges will be assigned according to the
function performed by each parameter.
CL065
The image quality threshold for images captured at the Livescan workstation
shall be configurable by the service provider and not accessible by Users.
CL066
The number of times the Livescan user must re-scan an image that fails the
image quality checks before overriding the "image quality failure" warning
shall be configurable by the service provider.
CL067
The ILSS shall have the capability for the form layout to be modified by the
service provider.
CL068
Configuration parameters set only by the service provider shall specify which
NLSS options (e.g., palm capture, local printer) are installed.
CL069
A configuration parameter shall specify the number of ten print forms printed
by the Livescan Store and Forward at the bureau.
CL070
A configuration parameter set only by the service provider shall specify
which is the active IDENT1 bureau for a specific Live Scan workstation.
CL071
A configuration parameter shall specify the screen lock inactivity period and
will be set by the service provider.
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4.4
System Performance
The System Performance requirements state the capacity, quality, timeliness and availability
of the ILSS.
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CC020
It shall be possible for a trained user to complete the electronic ten print
capture process within 15 minutes using a Livescan workstation. This
includes required demographic data entry, image capture including optional
palms, all quality checks, and saving data locally.
CC021
The transfer of the data for electronic ten print submission and Live-ID
transaction shall occur in a timely manner without any additional effort at
the custody office station or fingerprint bureau.
CC022
The ILSS will be available 24hrs a day 7 days a week on demand from the
charging station users. Operational availability shall be determined for each
unit at the charging station as described in the IDENT1 Livescan Service
Level Requirements.
CC023
The quality and integrity of all data captured, processed, and stored by the
ILSS shall not be degraded by the use of capture devices integrated into the
extended system.
CL072
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CL073
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CL074
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CL075
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CL076
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CL077
The Livescan workstation shall be capable of storing a minimum of 250
Livescan transactions.
CL138
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CL139
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CL146
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4.5
System Management
The System Management functions for the IDENT1 Livescan subsystem (ILSS) are available
to all users with Livescan Manager authorisation. Access privileges are established by each
Custody Office and assigned to each user’s account at the time of creation; the privileges can
also be modified at any time by a user with the proper authorisation. The System
Management functions are accessed from the Livescan workstation main menu. Two levels
of system management functions are available for the IDENT1 Livescan subsystem:
Reporting and management functions, and system administration functions.
4.5.1
Reporting and Management
Reporting and management functions are performed by users with Livescan Manager
authorisation. These include the capability of generating standardised reports (e.g., event
summary logs, and statistical summaries); and user account management to create user
accounts and assign access privileges.
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CL078
The ILSS shall provide the capability for an authorised user to create
IDENT1 Livescan User accounts for a specific ILSS workstation. Create and
delete a user account includes specifying a User ID, default password, and
the User's actual name.
CL079
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CL080
A Livescan Manager shall have the capability to view or modify those
Configuration Parameters for which he/she is authorised.
4.5.2
System Administration
System administration functions are performed by Northrop Grumman support personnel.
These functions are performed locally or remotely from the Central Site. They include
Operating System Maintenance; Scanner Calibration; System Configuration Parameters;
Application Software Management; and System Monitoring.
CL081
The ILSS workstation shall provide sufficient software utilities to support the
maintenance of the workstation's operating system.
CL082
A capability shall be provided to check the calibration, if necessary, of ILSS
fingerprint capture devices.
CL083
An authorised user shall have the capability to view or modify any ILSS
Configuration Parameters including those designated for Service Provider.
CL084
A capability to update electronically the software on a particular ILSS
Workstation from the IDENT1 central segment shall be provided.
4.6
Security
Security includes integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the information held and
processed by the ILSS. Security requirements are decomposed into five categories: Facility,
Identification and Authentication, Access Control, Audit, and External/Internal Interface
requirements. The Livescan workstation resides within a Custody Office, which is a
physically secured environment. Therefore, the Facility requirements are not included in this
specification.
4.6.1
Identification and Authentication Requirements
Identification is a statement of who the ILSS user is. The process of verifying a user’s
claimed identity is authentication. ILSS users must identify themselves to the ILSS and the
system must verify their identity. The user’s authenticated identity is used to control access
to the ILSS and provide accountability with respect the user’s actions while using the ILSS.
CL085
Each user shall be assigned a unique User ID and Password combination to
be used for purposes of limiting access to ILSS functions and for tracking
transactions by user.
CL086
Initially, passwords shall be assigned by a Livescan Manager and changed by
the Livescan user thereafter.
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CL087
The passwords shall be stored in encrypted form. Passwords will always be
transmitted in the encrypted form. The plain version of password will not be
stored in the system.
CL088
Passwords shall not be displayed on screen. For example, an asterisk may be
echoed to the screen as each character of the password is typed.
CL089
A Change Password facility shall be provided in the ILSS to allow an
authorised user to change his or her password after entry of the original
password.
CL090
The ILSS shall support the capability to set passwords to expire after a
specified period of time.
CL091
The ILSS shall prevent modification of the fingerprint image portion of the
Livescan ten pPrint record once the capture process has been completed and
accepted by the operator.
CL092
The Livescan workstation shall lock the screen after a specified inactivity
period and provide the capability to unlock the screen.
4.6.2
Access Control Requirements
Access controls restrict access to objects based on the identity of the user and the
authorisations assigned to that user. Objects receive or contain information, e.g., records,
directories, directory trees, files, and programs, workstations, servers, etc.
CL093
Access to the system shall be restricted. This may be achieved though the
use of physical security measures, personal identification schemes or a
combination of the two.
CL147
Each Livescan transaction shall require a separate login.
CL148
The ILSS shall automatically logout a user upon completion of a Livescan
transaction.
CL094
Each authorised Livescan user shall be assigned a specific role
corresponding to their User ID and password, that will limit their access to
the Livescan Workstation to specific permitted functions.
CL095
The ILSS shall support at least three roles; Livescan User, Livescan
Manager, and System Administrator. Only the service provider maintenance
staff will be authorised as a System Administrator role.
CL149
A System Administrator or Livescan Manager shall not be able to amend
their own Livescan transaction records in any way, through their own or
different accounts.
CL150
A System Administrator or Livescan Manager shall not have Livescan user
privileges and vice versa.
CL096
A shutdown mechanism shall be provided for use by the Livescan manager.
CL097
Following logout the screen shall be cleared and a new login screen
displayed.
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4.6.3
Audit Requirements
Definition of audit requirements enables activities on the system to be traced to individuals
who are held responsible for their actions while using the ILSS. Auditing of Livescan
transactions is accomplished by passing the pertinent data to the IDENT1 bureau with each
transaction. Auditing of other ILSS user activities, such as creating user accounts, is done
through a message interface, as defined in the IDENT1 Livescan Interface Specification.
CC024 All data capture, processing, transformation and handling operations shall be logged.
CC025 The system audit, management and charging facilities shall accurately attribute and
report all Livescan transactions.
CL098 The ILSS shall audit each logon attempt by recording the user name, date, time,
workstation identifier, and success or failure.
CL099 The ILSS shall audit all security related events, defined as Log-on attempts; Log-
outs; creation of Ten Print and Live-ID transactions; and deletion of Ten Print
records.
CL151 The ILSS shall audit the creation, modification, and deletion of user accounts to
include the action performed, the date/time, the user ID, and the user’s actual name.
CL152 The ILSS shall audit each fingerprint capture session, logging who took the
fingerprints, the IDENT1 form identification number, the Livescan workstation they
were taken on, and the date/time of fingerprinting.
CL154 The ILSS shall audit failed transaction transfers to IDENT1.
CL100 The ILSS shall protect the audit trail from modification, unauthorised access, or
destruction.
CL155 The ILSS shall provide audit data in the message formats specified in the IDENT1
Livescan Interface Specification.
CL101 The ILSS audit trail shall be maintained on-line for a period of 3 months.
4.6.4
Interface Requirements
Firstly, there are requirements for interconnecting each instance of the ILSS with the
respective IDENT1 Bureau. These requirements depend on the method of communication
implemented.
CL102
The connection between the ILSS and a respective Bureau shall be
authenticated to prevent unauthorised users from accessing the system, if it is
relevant to the communications method used.
Secondly, there are external interface requirements:
4.6.4.1 NSPIS Custody to IDENT1 Livescan
NCNL.01
IDENT1 Livescan shall receive and display detention log information from
NSPIS Custody.
NCNL.02
NSPIS Custody shall receive and display IDENT1 identification results.
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NCNL.03
NSPIS Custody shall send detention log data to IDENT1 Livescan when a
detainee is transferred for fingerprints and palmprints.
NCNL.04
IDENT1 Livescan shall populate demographic data fields with the received
detention log data .
NCNL.05
IDENT1 Livescan shall send NSPIS Custody IDENT1 Live-ID, Print-to-
Mark, and IND search results for records that received detainee data from
NSPIS Custody.
NCNL.06
NSPIS Custody shall send an ASN to IDENT1 Livescan when a detainee is
charged.
NCNL.07
IDENT1 Livescan shall populate the Arrest Summons Number (ASN) field
of the detainee record with the data received from NSPIS Custody.
NCNL.08
After IDENT1 Livescan is notified that a suspect is charged, Livescan shall
automatically send IDENT1 the fingerprints, palmprints, and arrest data of
the arrestee to be filed in the IDENT1 national ten print collection.
NCNL.09
NSPIS Custody shall notify Livescan when a detainee is not charged or is
released.
NCNL.10
After IDENT1 Livescan is notified that a suspect is not charged, Livescan
shall automatically send the detainee fingerprints, palmprints, and arrest data
to be printed as a IDENT1 suspect set.
NCNL.11
After IDENT1 Livescan is notified that a suspect is bailed, Livescan shall
retain the detainee fingerprints, palmprints, and arrest data until the detainee
disposition is determined by Custody.
NCNL.12
IDENT1 Livescan shall not allow changes to the data received from Custody.
4.6.4.2 Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) to IDENT1 Livescan
This interface is also known as PIFE - The Police and Immigration Fingerprint Exchange.
PIFE.01
Force Fingerprint Officers (FPO) will perform verification of IDENT1
initiated IAFS print to print searches.
PIFE.02
Force Fingerprint Officers (FPO) will perform verification of IAFS print to
mark searches run in conjunction with IAFS initiated print-to-print search
requests.
PIFE.03
IDENT1 will perform print-to-print searches initiated by IAFS.
PIFE.04
For IAFS initiated print-to-print searches, IDENT1 will also perform
National print to mark searches against the unidentified marks database and
Serious Crime Cache.
PIFE.05
IDENT1 will not retain the enquiry ten print records received from IAFS.
PIFE.06
Requirement deleted.
PIFE.07
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PIFE.08
IAFS searches can be requested in combination with IDENT1 print-to-print
searches or as separate searches.
PIFE.09
The response from a IDENT1 initiated search of the IAFS database will be
listed in the IDENT1 bureau’s Ten Print Management Queue.
PIFE.10
IAFS initiated print-to-print search requests will be processed by IDENT1
without any required action or review by Police Force Fingerprint Officers.
PIFE.11
Any respondents resulting from an IAFS generated print to mark search will
be processed through the IDENT1 compare stage.
PIFE.12
Print to mark search compares will be done by FPOs at the owning bureau of
the mark in the first position on the respondent list.PIFE.13
IDENT1
will convert IAFS WSQ formatted images to the IDENT1 JPEG format.
PIFE.14
IDENT1 will convert IDENT1 JPEG formatted images to IAFS WSQ format.
PIFE.15
IDENT1 and IAFS search request and response messages will be formatted
using the Interpol ‘INT 4’ Implementation of the Data Format for the
Interchange of Fingerprint Information (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000).
PIFE.16
Police Officers and other authorised Users will be able to request IAFS
searches from Livescan workstations in combination with Live-ID requests.
The Live-ID/IAFS searches may be verified, non-verified, or use a quoted
IFB reference number.
PIFE.17
In response to a Livescan initiated search, two separate response messages
will be sent to the Livescan workstation, one for the IDENT1 Live-ID
request and one for the IAFS search request.
PIFE.18
When a response from a Livescan initiated search request to IAFS is
accompanied by a digital photograph, the Livescan workstation will display
the available digital photograph.
PIFE.19
IDENT1 shall provide a request capability for the retrieval, via the IFB form
identification number, of IND images. These images may be viewed and
printed locally on the IDENT1.
PIFE.20
When a tenprint is placed in a respondent list it shall be possible to print at
that bureau all ten finger images from the IAFS tenprint for further
comparison purposes. The capability to print such tenprint shall be restricted
by User ID. These printouts shall be audited.
PIFE.21
IDENT1 will record the date and time, and source of each IAFS initiated
search request, as well as the text data contained in the request.
PIFE.22
IDENT1 will record the date and time, userid, and source of each IAFS
search response, and if respondents are included, the ident/non-ident status
and demographic data of each respondent reviewed from the response.
PIFE.23
IDENT1 will record the date and time, and source of each IDENT1 initiated
search request sent to IAFS, as well as the text data contained in the request.
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PIFE.24
IDENT1 will record the date and time, userid, and source of each IDENT1
search response sent to IAFS, and if respondents are included, the
demographic data of each respondent from the response.
PIFE. 25
The IDENT1 management information system (MIS) will provide a user
specified report that gives the counts of IAFS initiated search requests and
IDENT1 responses.
PIFE.26
The IDENT1 management information system (MIS) will include counts of
IDENT1 initiated search requests sent to IAFS and IAFS responses.
PIFE.27
IDENT1 shall perform Ten Print CRO Retrievals initiated by IAFS.
PIFE.28
IDENT1 will provide a configurable age range filter to limit searches
performed by IDENT1. Only subjects within the specified age range will be
searched.
4.7
IDENT1 Capabilities
The IDENT1 requirements specify capabilities at the IDENT1 bureau or central segment that
incorporate the ILSS functionality. The bureau and central segments interface to the remote
Livescan workstation and handle electronic submission, printing, Live-ID search
mechanisms, and responses to Custody.
CL103
IDENT1 shall perform Live-ID and non-verified searches submitted from a
Livescan workstation.
CL104
IDENT1 shall accept electronic ten print submissions from a Livescan
workstation.
CL105
IDENT1 shall handle the search load due to Live-ID search requests
submitted from a Livescan workstation up to the limits specified in the
IDENT1 Service Level Requirements and other contractual agreements.
CL106
The IDENT1 Workflow shall support the ten print Livescan and Live-ID
transactions submitted from a Livescan workstation.
CL107
The IDENT1 HCI shall distinguish Livescan submissions from paper
submissions when they appear in transaction queues.
CL108
IDENT1 shall automatically compare the arrest data submitted with a
Livescan transaction with the arrest data from PNC/Phoenix. If a match is
not made, the user shall be allowed to make corrections utilising the image of
the demographic data portion of the Livescan ten pPrint form.
CL109
IDENT1 shall receive messages from the ILSS. The format and content of
these messages is specified in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface Specification.
CL110
IDENT1 shall send response messages to the ILSS. The format in content of
these response messages is specified in the Livescan IDENT1 Interface
Specification.
CL111
The IDENT1 simulation and sizing models shall check the overall impact on
the performance due to increased Live-ID submitted from a ILSS workload.
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CL112
The IDENT1 system shall process the maximum workload to the
performance levels defined in the SLR from ten print submissions obtained
from a mixture of Ten Print forms at bureaux, and remote submissions from
the remote service units.
CL113
The IDENT1 MIS reporting capabilities shall include audit trail reports
necessary for the ILSS transactions.
CL140
The IDENT1 HCI shall distinguish Live-ID transactions from all other
transactions.
CL141
Elimination prints shall be received by IDENT1 and not processed.
CL142
IDENT1 shall support a P-M search requested through the Live-ID function.
4.7.1
24-Hour Bureau
IDENT1 provides for 24-hour verification of results from searches submitted by the ILSS.
During normal business hours, all Livescan transactions are processed by the bureau local to
the charging station (Owning Bureau). When the Owning Bureau is closed, Live-ID (print-
to-print) and print-to-mark searches can be forwarded to a bureau that offers verification of
search results during off hours (24-Hour Bureau). Electronic ten print submissions are
queued at the Owning Bureau and processed during the next business day.
CL156
The IDENT1 server at the Owning Bureau shall be operational 24 hours per
day to process the encoding, routing, and auditing of Livescan transactions.
CL157
A 24-Hour Bureau shall process Live-ID (P-P) and P-M transactions for
other bureaux during non-core hours. Non-core hours are defined to be the
hours when the Owning Bureau is closed.
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APPENDIX A - LIST OF ACRONYMS
AFIS
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
AFR
Automated Fingerprint Recognition
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
A/S
Arrest/Summons
BFES
Bureau(x) Front-End Subsystem
BLAN
Bureau Local Area Network
CDRL
Contract Data Requirements List
CID
Criminal Investigation Department
CONOPS
Concept of Operations
COTS
Commercial off-the-Shelf
CPS
Criminal Print-to-Print Search
CPS
Crown Prosecution Service
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRO
Criminal Records Office
CSN
Central Segment Network
DPI
Dots Per Inch
FIN
Form Identification Number
FPO
Fingerprint Officer
HCI
Human Computer Interface
IAFS
Immigration and Asylum Fingerprint System
ID
Identification
IFB
Immigration Fingerprint Bureau
IND
Immigration and Nationality Directorate
ILSS
IDENT1 Livescan Subsystem
IOC
Initial Operating Capability
IT
Information Technology
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
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LAN
Local Area Network
LRU
Line Replaceable Unit
MIS
Management Information System
NAFIS
National Automated Fingerprint Identification System
NFO
National Fingerprint Office (“IDENT1 Residual Bureau”)
NIS
National Identification Service
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NSPIS
National Strategy for Police Information Systems
PIC
Person in Custody
PITO
Police Information Technology Organisation
P-M
Print-to-Mark
PNC
Police National Computer
P-P
Print-to-Print
SLR
Service Level Requirements
SOC
Scene of Crime
UK
United Kingdom
WAN
Wide Area Network
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APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Please note: To avoid duplication, references to subjects included in IDENT1 Contract Schedule C
(Definitions) are not included in this Glossary. The IDENT1 glossary contains additional definitions
not found in this glossary, which contains only those definitions relevant to the IDENT1 Livescan
subsystem.
Acquittal
A form of weeding on IDENT1 due to the dismissal of
an offence on an individual’s criminal history record.
Notice of acquittals will be provided to IDENT1 from
PNC/Phoenix.
AFR Codes
An internal format of data describing the features for a
single print or mark impression. The AFR Codes are
used by the AFR Subsystem to perform print and mark
matching functions.
AFR Subsystem
One of the subsystems that comprise the Central
Segment. This subsystem provides the Bureaux with Ten
Print and mark matching functions and prepares
Respondent Lists. It also maintains the IDENT1
repository of Ten Print and mark fingerprint AFR Codes.
Amnesia Set
A set of rolled prints taken from an amnesia victim. The
amnesia set is used to help establish the identity of the
individual.
Archive
A data storage capability in which fingerprint records are
stored for historical purposes. In IDENT1, archives are
stored on off-line tape media.
Arrest
The taking or restraining of a Person from his/her
liberty.
Arrestee Set
A set of rolled prints taken from an individual that has
been arrested and charged with a particular offence.
Arrest Record
A record of a person’s criminal activity as applied to a
single criminal event. Arrest records are maintained on
PNC/Phoenix.
Arrest/Summons (A/S) Number
A unique number, assigned by PNC/Phoenix, to an arrest
record.
Automated Fingerprint
A computer-based method for reading, classifying,
Identification System (AFIS)
searching, matching, and storing fingerprint and related
information.
Automated Fingerprint
See “AFR Subsystem”.
Recognition Subsystem (AFRS)
Backup
A periodic operation performed to make a copy of a data
file or a database to ensure its reliability, integrity, and
security.
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Bureau Local Area Network
One of the three subsystems that comprise the
(BLAN) Subsystem
Integrated Communications Segment (ICS) of IDENT1.
This subsystem provides local Bureau connectivity
between BFES hardware components, as well as to the
ICS Wide Area Network (WAN) for access to PNC and
the Central Segment.
Bureau Manager
See “Head of Bureau”.
Bureau Segment
The segment of IDENT1 that contains the Bureau
hardware and software. The Bureau Segment contains all
of the generalised IDENT1 functions to support the FPO
(FPO), the Head of Bureau, and the local Bureau System
Administrator. See also Bureau Front-End Subsystem.
The baseline IDENT1 design provides ___Bureau
Segments to support the Police Forces of England,
Wales, the NIS, and Scotland with the capability to
expand and provide up to [60] Bureau Segments to
support all of the UK.
Bureau System Administrator
A special type of Bureau user who performs in much the
same role as the IDENT1 System Administrator, but on a
more limited basis. His activities are limited in scope to
the system administration functions required at the
Bureau.
Candidate
See “Respondent”.
Capture
See “Image Capture”.
Caution Set
A set of rolled prints taken from an individual that has
been arrested and cautioned with a particular offence.
Cell Block
The part of a Custody Office containing individual
locked rooms.
Central Image Database
A generic term for the database stored and maintained at
the Central Segment and holding the National Ten Print
Database and National Unidentified Marks Database.
Central Segment
One of the three segments that comprise the IDENT1
Operational System. This segment is located at the
Central Site and serves as the repository of global data
and services. It maintains the national databases of Ten
Print and unidentified mark images, provides AFR
search and match services to all of the Bureaux and the
NIS, and provides for the overall control and information
flow of all transaction requests and data coming into the
Central Site.
Characteristic
Generic term for minutia, core, or delta. Also referred to
as Features.
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Charge Office
The area within a Custody Office were an arrested
person is presented to a Custody Officer and where a
PIC is formally charged with the Criminal Offences.
Charging Station
The organisational unit within the local Police Force that
processes arrested individuals. A name search using
PNC/Phoenix may be conducted at this station to
establish a suggested identity or to establish previous
criminal history activity.
Charging Station Segment
The IDENT1 segment reserved in the architecture to
support optional fingerprint processing functionality at
the local level. Options that may be included in the
Charging Station Segment are Livescan, Ten Print ID,
and Live-ID.
Civilian Support Staff
A person who assists a Custody Officer, sometimes
referred to as a Civilian Detention Officer or a Civilian
Jailer.
Comparison Print
One of the file fingerprints selected during the matching
process. See also Respondent.
Criminal History
A summary of a person’s known criminal activity. It
includes demographic data concerning the person and
previous charges. The criminal history does not include
an arrest corresponding to an acquittal.
Criminal History Check
A search of name indexes on PNC/Phoenix to determine
whether or not a subject has a prior criminal history.
Criminal Records Office
A unique number assigned by IDENT1 that is used to
(CRO) Number
identify an individual. A new CRO Number is assigned
only if an ident is not found as a result of searching the
IDENT1 Ten Print database.
Custody Office
The area where Persons in Custody are held and
processed. Referred to often as a custody suite and
includes the cell block and charge office. It is an area
where movement of 'Persons in Custody' is physically
secured by perimeter locked doors and window bars.
Custody Officer
A Police Officer usually of a rank not less than a
Sergeant, designated by the Chief Officer of Police, who
has the responsibility for the health, well being and the
procedures surrounding the detention of a PIC.
Database
A storage scheme for data elements, such as fingerprint
characteristics and arrest data. Also refers to the
elements stored by the scheme.
Dead Set
A set of rolled prints taken from an unidentified dead
body. A dead set is used to help establish the identity of
the dead body.
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Demographic Data
Non-fingerprint information describing an Arrestee, such
as sex, colour, date of birth, etc.
Detainee
See “Person In Custody (PIC)”.
Detention
The confinement of a person and the restriction of free
movement.
Editing
The manual task of identifying and plotting fingerprint
markers (e.g., minutiae, core, delta, etc.) to generate
AFR Codes in support of print and mark matching
functions.
Elimination Prints
Prints from an Elimination Ten Print Set.
Elimination Set
Shorthand for “Elimination Ten Print Set”.
Elimination Ten Print Set
A special type of Ten Print form used to record
fingerprints of victims of crime and/or persons who have
legitimate access to the scene of crime or articles on
which marks are found. Comparisons of these prints
with the marks from the case helps to ensure that any
remaining unidentified marks are more likely to belong
to the perpetrators of the crime.
Enquiry Print
Short-hand for Enquiry Ten Print.
Enquiry Ten Print
The Ten Print that will be compared to file fingerprints
in a print-to-print search or a print-to-mark search.
Expandability
Refers to the characteristic of a system that allows new
or enhanced functionality to be incorporated without
affecting the integrity of the original system design.
Contrast with scaleability.
Feature
See “Minutia”.
File fingerprint
Generic term for a fingerprint stored in one of the
fingerprint databases.
Finger Classification
See “Fingerprint Pattern”.
Finger Number
The number assigned to each finger on a Ten Print card:
starting with the right thumb as 1 and continuing along
the right hand to the little finger as 5; the left thumb is 6,
continuing along the hand to the little finger as 10.
Fingerprint
A generic term for a single finger impression. Rolled or
flat impressions from a Ten Print form are commonly
referred to as prints. Partial impressions recovered from
a scene of crime are commonly referred to as marks.
Fingerprint Expert
An officer who has served at least five years in a
Fingerprint Bureau and has passed the Advanced
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receive an “Expert” status.
Fingerprint Image
A two-dimensional reproduction of the ridge detail of a
finger.
Fingerprint Impression
A generic term used to define the lasting imprint left
when friction ridges contact an external surface or
object. Fingerprint impressions can be made
intentionally by rolling inked fingers on a Ten Print form
(prints), or un-intentionally by touching a surface and
transferring a film of grease or moisture from the friction
ridges, thus leaving and outline of the friction ridges
(marks).
FPO (FPO)
A generic term for an officer performing fingerprint
activities on IDENT1, whether it is scanning, editing, or
identification/verification.
Fingerprint Pattern
A classification assigned to fingerprints based on the
general shape of their friction ridges. IDENT1 will
support four basic fingerprint patterns: Arch (A), Right
Loop (\), Left Loop (/) and Whorl (W), as well
classifying Unknown (U), Amputee (X) and Missing/Not
Printed (N).
Flat Impression
See “Plain Impression”.
Form Identifier Number (FIN)
A unique identifier for a Ten Print form that may be pre-
printed on the form. The FIN will be comprised of the
form type, format, year, and a sequential number.
Force Code
A numeric code used to indicate a particular Police
Force.
Form Format
Defines the format or layout of a particular Ten Print
form. The form format is used to locate the
image/textual areas of a Ten Print form. The Form
Identification Number (FIN) will contain an encoded
form format.
Form Type
Defines the kind Ten Print form being processed. The
form type (e.g., Arrestee Set, Prison Set, Dead Set, etc.)
is used to determine the automated processing path for
the Ten Print form.
Head of Bureau
A senior FPO who has the responsibility to manage the
day-to-day operations of the Bureau and to interact with
IDENT1 in order to review common Bureau products
and statistics. Also referred to as the Bureau Manager or
the Chief FPO.
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Human Computer Interface (HCI)
This term applies to all interaction with a computer
system required by a user to accomplish a specific task.
Specifically for IDENT1, this term applies to all display,
keyboard, and mouse actions required by the user to
process fingerprint transactions.
Ident
A file fingerprint that has been verified as matching an
enquiry print by two or more FPOs in accordance with
defined operating procedures. Also, a jargon term for
identification.
IDENT1
A distributed computer system that provides the
services to maintain the National Fingerprint Collection
and the National Collection of Unidentified Marks for
fingerprint searching and identification. IDENT1 will be
linked to the PNC/Phoenix Criminal Justice Record
System.
Identification Officer
FPOs at the National Identification Service and the
Metropolitan Police Force (Met) are referred to as
Identification Officers.
Immigration & Asylum Fingerprint
The IAFS system is a database system that contains
System (IAFS)
Fingerprint System (IAFS) fingerprint records and
demographic details of asylum seekers.
Immigration Fingerprint Bureau
A unique number assigned by IAFS that is used to
(IFB) Number
identify an individual.
Immigration and Nationality Directorate Live-ID search type that is available from the Live- (IND)
scan Live-ID from the HCI screen. This search
option provides a means to search on the IAFS database.
Image
An electronically processed or stored representation of a
fingerprint or mark.
Image Capture
The process by which the system records and stores a
visual (physical) representation of Ten Prints, lifts, or
marks in electronic form.
Image Enhancement
Computer modification of a fingerprint image to clarify
the display of ridge detail for editing or comparison
purposes.
Image Scanner
An electro-optical device that converts a two-
dimensional image into a digital representation.
IDENT1 will support a high-speed scanner for Ten Print
forms and a flatbed scanner for SOC lifts/marks.
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Integrated Communication
One of the four segments that comprise the IDENT1
Segment (ICS)
Operational System. This segment interconnects all of
the IDENT1 components through three subsystems: the
Central Segment Network (CSN), the Bureau Local Area
Network (BLAN), and the Wide Area Network (WAN).
Legal Representative
A solicitor, lawyer or authorised clerk representing a
PIC.
Live-ID
An optional capability which allows the Charging
Station Workstation to transmit three rolled impressions
to the IDENT1 Bureau and to receive an identification
response from the Bureau Segment. This capability is
integrated with a Livescan Workstation. A future stand-
alone Live-ID Workstation will provide only the Live-ID
function, and will not require the capture of all ten
fingerprints.
Livescan
An optional capability which allows the Charging
Station Segment to electronically capture the rolled,
plain impressions, and palm impressions, produce a
hardcopy Ten Print record, and to send the captured
form to a Bureau Segment. Livescan supports two
modes of operation identification and Ten Print
submission. (See Live-ID)
Livescan Workstation
The physical device providing the Livescan functions. It
includes the chassis, CPU, monitor, keyboard, platens,
etc.
Local Area Network
A general term that describes the hardware and software
necessary to provide data communications links among
computers at the same or nearby geographic locations.
Lossless
A format for preserving fingerprint data such that it can
be retrieved without losing any data. Fingerprint data can
be compressed at an average ratio of 1.5:1 while
preserving complete integrity of the original data.
Lossy
A format for preserving fingerprint data such that it
cannot be returned to its original form. Fingerprint data
can be compressed in a lossy format at an average ratio
of 12:1.
Mark
The accidental reproduction of friction ridge detail on an
object when the object is touched (such as at an SOC).
Also referred to as a latent.
Match
The process by which the AFR codes an enquiry
fingerprint is compared against the AFR codes of file
fingerprints to produce a rank-ordered respondent list of
file fingerprints most likely to be the mate. Also referred
to as “Search”.
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Match Score
A numerical value assigned to each respondent to a
match based on the closeness of match of the enquiry
fingerprint to a file fingerprint.
Minutia
A type of Fingerprint Feature where the continuous flow
of a single friction ridge is interrupted. A minutia point
can be classified as a ridge ending or a bifurcation.
Minutiae
Plural of minutia.
National Fingerprint Collection
Hardcopy collection of Ten Print forms currently
maintained by the National Identification Service.
Under IDENT1 the National Fingerprint Collection will
be distributed and maintained across the Fingerprint
Bureaux.
National Fingerprint Image System
Image storage and retrieval system that held the (NFIS)
electronic National Fingerprint Collection prior to
being converted onto IDENT1 using the BRC System.
National Fingerprint Office (NFO)
The department with responsibility for all Tenprint
functions that do not fall to the individual police
Fingerprint Bureaux is known as the “IDENT1 Residual
Bureau”. Part of and also known as the National
Identification Service (NIS). With the introduction of
IDENT1, responsibility for the National Ten Print
Collection devolved to the Bureaux. The NFO has a
national audit and inspection role for IDENT1.
NSPIS Custody
National Strategy for Police Identification Systems
(NSPIS) Custody will have an optional interface to
IDENT1 Livescan units that are co-located at the Police
Custody stations. IDENT1 Livescan will receive and
display information from NSPIS Custody, and NSPIS
Custody will receive and display IDENT1 identification
results.
IDENT1 System Administrator
A privileged user who resides at the Central Site.
IDENT1 System Administrators do not perform day-to-
day fingerprint related functions, but rather perform
daily system administration functions on the Operational
System, such as creating user accounts, system
management, network management, and backup and
restore duties.
National Ten Print Collection
See “National Fingerprint Collection”.
National Ten Print Database
The IDENT1 Central Segment database containing an
electronic version of the National Ten Print Collection.
Non-ident
A determination that two fingerprints or sets of
fingerprints do not belong to a particular person, or no
mate is found as the result of a search.
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Operational System
One of the four systems that comprises the current
IDENT1 Architecture. The purpose of this system is to
produce idents, help solve crimes, improve productivity
and provide end-to-end working capabilities for the
fingerprint service.
Owning Bureau
The local IDENT1 bureau that normally processes
fingerprint submissions from a custody station.
Palm Print
The impression of the underside of the entire hand.
Pattern
See “Fingerprint Pattern”.
Pattern Classification
See “Fingerprint Pattern”.
Person In Custody (PIC)
A person who has been arrested or is in a Custody Office
as a place of safety and their detention has been
authorised by the Custody Officer. Sometimes referred
to as a Detainee or Prisoner.
Plain Impression
The impression of all four fingers of each hand taken
simultaneously, and of the thumbs, taken without rolling,
which appear at the bottom of a Ten Print form. They
provide additional ridge detail for comparisons.
Police Force
An organisational unit of law enforcement personnel. A
Bureau provides fingerprint services to one or more
designated Police Forces.
PITO
Police Information Technology Organisation. The
organisation within the UK responsible for Police IT
initiatives. Also the Authority for IDENT1.
Print
The
electronic
representation
of
an
individual
impression from a Ten Print set.
Print-to-Mark Search (P-M)
The process of searching a given Ten Print against
specified
geographic
subsets
of
the
National
Unidentified Marks Database.
Print-to-Print Search (P-P)
The process of searching a given Ten Print against the
National Ten Print Database.
Prison Set
A set of rolled prints taken from an individual either in
or entering prison. The prison set is used to establish the
identity of the individual.
Processing Thread
A graphical and accompanying textual description of the
processing required to execute a particular type of
transaction in the system. Processing threads use data
flow diagrams to graphically depict the processing flow,
and textual descriptions to describe the processing
performed at each step in the execution of the
transaction.
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Respondent
A Ten Print or mark suggested by IDENT1, in response
to an AFR search request, as a possible mate.
Respondent List
A rank-ordered list of Ten Print sets or marks suggested
by IDENT1 as possible mates to an enquiry.
Rolled Impression
See “Rolled Print”.
Rolled Print
A fingerprint impression that has been recorded by
rolling the digit 180 degrees from nail edge to nail edge.
Scaleability
Refers to the characteristic of a system that allows it to
increase in processing power or storage capacity (to
accommodate increases in workload) without affecting
the integrity of the original system design. Contrast with
expandability.
Scene of Crime (SOC)
The specific place in which a crime was committed.
Score
See “Match Score”.
Search
See “Match”.
Search Parameters
Parameters limiting the areas of the database that are the
focus of the matching process. They may also provide a
post match filter to eliminate those respondents unlikely
to provide a match on the basis of their associated
demographic data.
Segment
A logical part of a system, usually organised in such a
way that it represents the configuration associated with a
geographic site type.
Service Level Requirements (SLR)
A document that contains reporting mechanisms and
procedures that define the service levels to be provided.
For IDENT1, Northrop Grumman is the service level
provider. The SLR also identifies the Authority’s
responsibilities as the purchaser, and the Northrop
Grumman responsibilities as the supplier.
Station Code
A numeric code use to indicate a particular Charging
Station within a given Police Force.
Subsystem
Logical groupings of hardware and software that
perform tightly coupled sets of functions.
Suspect Check
A comparison of a suspect set to either prove or disprove
an individual’s involvement in a crime. Print-to-Print
suspect checking can be used to establish an individual’s
identity. Print-to-Mark or Mark-to-Print suspect
checking can be used to establish an individual’s
involvement in the crime.
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Suspect Set
A set of rolled prints taken from an individual suspected
of committing or being involved in committing a crime.
The suspect set is used to prove a suspect’s involvement
in the crime or to eliminate a suspect from an enquiry.
System
When used by itself, refers to “IDENT1”. IDENT1 is
composed of four systems: the Back Record Conversion
(BRC) System, the Operational System, the Test and
Development System, and the Training System.
Ten Print
Shorthand for “Ten Print Set”.
Ten Print Card
See “Ten Print Form”.
Ten Print Form
The paper form used at the Charging Station for initially
recording a person’s fingerprints. Also known as a Ten
Print card.
Ten Print ID
An optional capability that allows the Charging Station
Segment to electronically capture a Ten Print form and
to send the captured form to a Bureau Segment. Ten
Print ID supports two modes of operation
identification and Ten Print submission. Ten Print ID is
currently not part of the RCSS.
Ten Print Ident
The identity of a set of Ten Prints that has been
positively confirmed by FPOs.
Ten Print Set
The set of prints captured from a Ten Print form or
captured and received by electronic means.
Ten Print Reference Database
Set of all Ten Prints stored in the Central Image
Database in lossless compressed format; primarily stored
off-line.
Ten Print Working Database
Set of all Ten Prints stored in the Central Image
Database in lossy compressed format for the purpose of
fast retrieval.
Thread
See “Processing Thread”.
Threshold
A static configuration parameter utilised by software for
decision making. In IDENT1, thresholds are used to
determine whether a fingerprint requires manual editing
or whether a respondent should be included in the
respondent list returned to the user. See “Match Score”.
Throughput
The number of Ten Print forms, or marks, capable of
being processed in a specified time period.
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Training System
One of the four systems that comprises the current
IDENT1 Architecture. The purpose of this system is to
train IDENT1 users to get the best and most efficient use
out of the tools and working environment provided by
IDENT1.
Transaction
A series of processing steps associated with a specific
IDENT1 function.
24 hr. Bureau
A IDENT1 bureau that provides comparison of
transaction respondents with enquiries for a custody
station, when the custody station’s Owning Bureau is
closed.
Unique
When referring to data entities, means that the data
entity is stored in a single location, and no
synchronisation with other data entities is required.
Verification
The process of visually checking and second checking a
match using all available image data (e.g., all Ten Print
rolled and plain impressions, or all case lifts/marks).
Weeding
In terms of Ten Prints, the removal of a record from the
National Ten Print Database based on notification of an
acquittal or record deletion (e.g., death, time served, etc.)
from PNC/Phoenix. In terms of marks, the deletion of a
SOC case or a specific mark from a SOC case stored at a
Bureau Segment or the National Unidentified Marks
Database. All SOC case and Ten Print weeding requests
require approval of the appropriate Bureau authority.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
A general term that describes the hardware and software
necessary to provide links among computer systems at
different geographic locations.
WAN Subsystem
One of the subsystems in the Integrated Communication
Segment (ICS). This subsystem provides the hardware,
software, and services to connect the Bureaux to the
Central Segment.
Work Flow
A generic reference to the processing, which delivers
transactions to processes.
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