In an effort to revamp identification parades, the police
will be implementing Video Identification Parades before year end.
This was disclosed Tuesday by Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Major Investigation Taskforce Unit (MIT) Les Green.
According to ACP Green the aim is to eliminate the danger of witnesses coming in contact with suspects in line-ups.
He explained the process to reporters.
"The video identification process is where we take the image of the suspect and put it into a database and match it with other persons of a very similar description and compile an identification parade which is then showed to the witness," said ACP Green.
"What we do is create a virtual reality parade which can be showed to the witness in any surroundings, it can be in the hospital, at their home, at work but it will still be with integrity and security around it," he continued.
ACP Green says the interest of the suspects will also be protected, adding that the integrity of this new process can stand up in court.
Training of eight selected officers will begin on Tuesday and continue to the following Wednesday.
ACP Green says by December 5 centres should be installed islandwide.
This was disclosed Tuesday by Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Major Investigation Taskforce Unit (MIT) Les Green.
According to ACP Green the aim is to eliminate the danger of witnesses coming in contact with suspects in line-ups.
He explained the process to reporters.
"The video identification process is where we take the image of the suspect and put it into a database and match it with other persons of a very similar description and compile an identification parade which is then showed to the witness," said ACP Green.
"What we do is create a virtual reality parade which can be showed to the witness in any surroundings, it can be in the hospital, at their home, at work but it will still be with integrity and security around it," he continued.
ACP Green says the interest of the suspects will also be protected, adding that the integrity of this new process can stand up in court.
Training of eight selected officers will begin on Tuesday and continue to the following Wednesday.
ACP Green says by December 5 centres should be installed islandwide.