Latent Fingerprint Interoperability Survey

Draft for Review Not For Public Release Core Survey – V2.1- 11/30/2011

Latent Fingerprint Interoperability Survey

Note there are addendums for state and local agencies as well.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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­­­­­­General Information

1. What is the full name of your organization? * __________________________________

2. What is your organization’s Originating Agency Number (ORI)? ________________________________________

3. In which state is your organization located?(select one)

Drop down list of states

4. What is your name? __________________________________

5. What is your role within the organization?

AFIS System Manager

Latent Unit Manager

Latent Examiner

Forensic Investigations

Specify Your Own Value:

AFIS Information

6. What AFIS vendor supports your primary latent criminal identification services?(select one)

NEC

3M Cogent

Sagem Morpho

Morpho Trak

AFIX Traker

SPEX

Motorola/Printrak

Identix

L-1 Identity Solutions

Specify Your Own Value: _____

7. What product name is your organization's AFIS? ______________________

8. What software version is your organization’s AFIS? ___________________

9. What is the status of your service and/or maintenance contract for your AFIS?*

Current

Expired

Never-Existed

Don’t Know

1. If your service and or maintenance contract is expired, why?

Budget

Plan to switch vendors in the future

Vendor out of business

Don’t Know

Specify Your Own Value:______

10. How long ago was the current system installed?

0-2 years

2-4 years

4-6 years

6+ years

Don’t Know

11. How long ago did your system undergo a major upgrade/update?

0-2 years

2-4 years

4-6 years

6+ years

Don’t Know

Never Has

12. How long until your next expected major system upgrade/update?

0-2 years

2-4 years

4-6 years

6+ years

Don’t Know

None expected at this time

13. Was your AFIS acquired with federal funding?* (select one)

Entirely

Partially

None

Don’t Know

1. If any federal funding was used to acquire your AFIS, what program did you use to obtain funding? (check all that apply)

Coverdell

COPS

NCHIP

NICS-NIAA

LETPP

JAG

DHS

Specify your own value: _______

14. Does your organization use federal funding to upgrade or maintain your AFIS? (select one)

Entirely

Partially

None

Don’t Know

AFIS Capabilities

1. Civil

15. Do you have a civil database?*

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1. If you have a Civil Database, how big is it?(number of records)______________

2. Can you conduct latent criminal fingerprint searches of your Civil Database?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

3. What percentage of your Civil prints are available for latent searches? (select one)

0% – 20%

20% – 40%

40% – 60%

60% – 80%

80%-100%

Don’t know

2. Criminal

16. How large is your criminal database?(number of records)_______________

17. What type of latent workstation does your Agency use?(select one)

AFIS Vendor Supplied

Universal Latent Workstation (ULW)

ULW bundled with vendor station

AFIS Vendor and ULW

Specify your own value: _______

18. Which biometric information standard(s) does your AFIS utilize?(check all that apply)

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007

ANSI/NIST-ITL 2-2008 (NIEM)

ANSI/NIST-ITL 2000 1-2000

INCITS 378:2004

ISO/IEC 19794- 2:2005

None

Don’t know

Specify your own value: ________

19. Which transmission specification does your AFIS utilize to transmit to FBI? (check all that apply)

EBTS 9.0

EBTS 8.1

EBTS 8.002

EBTS 8.001

EBTS 8.0

EFTS 7.1

Not Applicable

Don’t know

Specify your own value: _______

20. Which transmission specification does your AFIS utilize to transmit to other agencies? (check all that apply)

EBTS 9.0

EBTS 8.1

EBTS 8.002

EBTS 8.001

EBTS 8.0

EFTS 7.1

None

Don’t know

Specify your own value: _

21. Does your organization have Universal Latent WorkStation (ULW) Software?* Yes / No

1. If so, what ULW software version do you have? _____________________

2. If ULW is used, which AFIS systems are accessed by the ULW? (check all that apply)

State AFIS

IAFIS and/or NGI

Another state or local jurisdiction’s AFIS within your state

Another state or local jurisdiction’s AFIS outside your state

Specify your own value: _______

3. How many latent print searches do you conduct each month on your ULW?_______________

4. If a latent is used in a search on a ULW and an AFIS vendor workstation, does the latent examiner re-encode the latent on each type of workstation?*

Yes

No

Don’t Know

5. If a latent is used in a search on a ULW and an AFIS vendor workstation, does the latent examiner have to rescan the latent on each type of workstation?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

22. Which biometric modes can you enroll in your AFIS? (check all that apply)

Ten Prints (Rolled)

Ten Prints (Slap)

Latent Fingerprints

Palm Prints

Latent Palm Prints

Mugshots

None

Specify your own value: ________

23. Which types of searches listed below can you conduct within your AFIS? (check all that apply)

1. Ten-print (rolled) search of ten-print (rolled) database

2. Ten-print (slap) search of ten-print (rolled) database

3. Latent search of ten-print (rolled) database

4. Latent search of ten-print (slap) database

5. Latent search of Unsolved latent database

6. Ten-print search of unsolved latent database

7. Latent palmprint of palmprint database

8. Palmprint search of unsolved palmprint database

9. Specify your own value: _____________________________

24. What capabilities does your organization's AFIS provide that you do not use? (check all that apply)

Latent Fingerprints

Latent Palm Prints

Mugshots

Unsolved Latent Fingerprints

Unsolved Latent Palm Prints

None

Specify your own value: ________

25. How many latent finger print searches are conducted on your AFIS per month?__________

26. How many latent palmprint searches are conducted on your AFIS per month?(number)_________

27. Considering your response from the previous two questions, how many additional latent fingerprint searches could be conducted on your AFIS per month? Note: Please include all sites with direct access to your AFIS.(number)_____________________

28. How many additional latent palmprint searches could be conducted on your AFIS per month? Note: Please include all sites with direct access to your AFIS.(number)_____________________

29. How many latent fingerprint records are in your Unsolved Latent File (ULF)?(number)_____________

30. How many latent palmprint records are in your Unsolved Latent File (ULF)?(number)___________

31. How many latent fingerprint records can your ULF file hold (capacity)?(number)_________

32. How many latent palmprint records can your ULF file hold (capacity)?(number)_________

Latent Print Examiners

33. How many latent print related employees are employed by your organization?[ex. Examiners, Latent Unit Managers, technicians, others] (number)___________________

34. How many latent print examiners are employed by your organization? (number)___________

35. How many other latent print examiners have access to your AFIS that are not in your organization?(number)_____________________

36. How many other organizations and/or agencies have access to your AFIS that are not part of your organization?(number) _____________________

AFIS Interoperability

37. Is your jurisdiction a member of a local or state multi-jurisdictional AFIS Network (such as WIN or NOVARIS)?*

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1. If so, which multi-jurisdictional network are you in?

WIN

NOVARIS

Specify your own value: _________

38. Which types of searches listed below do you search other state or local Criminal AFISs with a search request previously conducted on your AFIS? (check all that apply)

1. Ten-print (rolled) search of ten-print (rolled) database

2. Ten-print (slap) search of ten-print (rolled) database

3. Latent search of ten-print (rolled) database

4. Latent search of ten-print (slap) database

5. Latent search of Unsolved latent database

6. Ten-print search of unsolved latent database

7. Latent palmprint of palmprint database

8. Palmprint search of unsolved palmprint database

9. Specify your own value: _____________________________

39. Roughly how many searches do you conduct on other criminal AFISs outside your organization for latent fingerprints?(number)______________

40. Roughly how many searches do you conduct on other criminal AFISs outside your organization for latent palmprints?(number)______________

41. Does your agency allow another jurisdiction to enroll latent prints in your unsolved latent database?

Yes

Yes, but only a very limited number of high profile cases

No

42. Please indicate the states you search for latent fingerprint or latent palm print matches directly with your criminal AFIS. (This question provides a list of states users can choose from to select states)

List of States		Selected States
Alabama	Add 	Virginia
Alaska		Florida
American Samoa	 Remove
…

43. Considering the states you selected in the previous question, which choice below best describes how many of these states you have an official agreement with such as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Service Level Agreement (SLA)?(select one)

All of these states

Some of these states

No MOU or SLA in place with any of these states

Don’t know

44. Do you routinely search?(select one)

All of these states

Some of these states

Don’t routinely search any of these states

Don’t know

45. Do you have official agreements (MOUs/SLAs/Other) to search latent prints with

    1. Local law enforcement organizations in your state?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

2. Local law enforcement organizations outside your state?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

46. Do you search for latent print matches on an informal/ad hoc basis with any other organizations?*

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1. If so, are any of these ad hoc searches conducted with Local law enforcement organizations in your state?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

2. Or if so, are any of these ad hoc searches conducted with Local law enforcement organizations outside your state?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

3. What percentage of these latent print ad/hoc searches make up the total number of latent print searches you perform each month?

1-5%

5-10%

10-30%

30-50%

50-100%

Don’t know

47. What percentage of prints in your Agency's AFIS is searchable by other jurisdictions for matches to their latent prints?

None

1-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Don’t know

48. Please indicate the states that search your criminal AFIS for latent fingerprint or latent palm print matches directly with their criminal AFIS. (This question provides a list of states users can choose from to select states)

List of States		Selected States
Alabama	Add 	Virginia
Alaska		Florida
American Samoa	 Remove
…

49. Considering the states you selected in the previous question, which choice below best describes how many of these states you have an official agreement with such as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Service Level Agreement (SLA)?(select one)

All of these states

Any of these states

No other states search our criminal AFIS

Don’t know

50. Of the states that search your AFIS, are you routinely searched by?

All of these states

Some of these states

None of these states

Don’t know

51. If you know you can electronically search some other state and local jurisdictions but you do not use your AFIS to search them for latent print matches, why not?

Not Standard Operating Procedure

Lack of MOU/SLA

Hasn’t been necessary

Statutory Limitations

Search them ad hoc

Not applicable

Specify your own value: ____________

52. If you have an official agreement such as an MOU or SLA with any other state or local jurisdiction, would you be willing to share it?(select one)

Yes

No

Don’t Know

Not Applicable

53. Name any state or local jurisdictions you would particularly like to search electronically for latent print matches but cannot search in any manner? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

54. Generally speaking, why can you not search the jurisdictions you would particularly like to search?

Incompatible Systems

Lack of MOU/SLA

No direct connection

Statutory Limitations

Not applicable

Specify your own value: ____________

55. Name any state or local jurisdictions you manually submit latent print searches to on a regular basis. For example you cannot use your AFIS or ULW to directly to search them. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

56. Generally speaking, why do you have to submit your searches manually to these jurisdictions?

Incompatible Systems

Lack of MOU/SLA

No direct connection

Statutory Limitations

Not applicable

Specify your own value: ____________

57. When you use your AFIS to search other AFISs for latent print matches, what can you search? (check all that apply)

Other AFISs with same AFIS vendor

Other AFISs with dissimilar AFIS vendor

Don’t know which vendor other states have that I search

N/A

58. What percentage of Ten Prints (rolled) in your Criminal AFIS are searchable by other jurisdictions for matches to their latent prints? (select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Don’t Know

N/A

59. What percentage of Ten Prints (slap) in your Criminal AFIS are searchable by other jurisdictions for matches to their latent prints?(select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Don’t Know

N/A

60. What percentage of Palm Prints in your Criminal AFIS are searchable by other jurisdictions for matches to their latent prints?(select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Don’t Know

N/A

61. What percentage of Unsolved Latent Prints in your Criminal AFIS are searchable by other jurisdictions for matches to their latent prints?(select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Don’t Know

N/A

62. Do you have prints in your AFIS that are not in IAFIS but could directly be searched by other local or state jurisdictions?*

Yes

No

Don’t Know

1. If you have fingerprints in your AFIS that are not in IAFIS but could be searched by other local or state jurisdictions, please indicate the percentage these records make of your total number of print records.

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Don’t Know

N/A

2. Why are there fingerprints in your Criminal AFIS that are not in IAFIS that could be searched directly by other state or local jurisdictions?

Incompatible with IAFIS

Statutory Limitations prohibit sending to IAFIS

Policy of your organization to not send these to IAFIS

Not necessary to send to IAFIS

Not Applicable

Don’t Know

Specify your own value: _________

63. What type of prints can other local or state jurisdictions enroll in your AFIS?(check all that apply)

Latent finger prints

Ten Prints

No other organizations can enroll prints in our AFIS

Don’t Know

Specify your own value: _________

64. If other local or state jurisdictions cannot enroll latent and/or ten prints in you AFIS, why not?

Incompatible Systems	Lack of MOU/SLA	No direct connection	Statutory Limitations
Policy of your organization	Not applicable	Specify your own value: ____________

65. What type of municipality does your organization serve?* (select one)

State

City

Town

County

Combined City/County

Multijurisdictional Metro Area

Specify your own value:____

Federal Interoperability

66. What types of fingerprint records does your organization forward to the FBI? (check all that apply)

Arrests

Convictions

Detentions

Civil

None

Specify your own value: _______

67. For what crime types does your organization not forward fingerprints to the FBI? (check all that apply)

Local Ordinance

Misdemeanors/Less than felony

Felonies

Federal Crimes

Juvenile Offenses

Specify your own value: ______

68. What percentage of your criminal database does not get reported to the FBI?

0% – 20%

20% – 40%

40% – 60%

60% – 80%

100%

Don’t know

69. To which federal entities does your organization submit latent prints searches? (check all that apply)

FBI/IAFIS

US Visit/DHS/IDENT

None

Don’t Know

Specify your own value: __________

70. How many latent fingerprint searches are conducted against IAFIS per month? _________

71. How many latent fingerprint searches are conducted against other federal databases (not IAFIS) per month? _________

72. Do you have to re-encode the latent to search IAFIS or other Federal databases?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

73. Do you have to rescan the latent to search IAFIS or other Federal databases?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

74. How does your organization typically submit latent prints for searches to Federal Entities?* (select one)

ULW

Directly from Own AFIS

Other Computerized/Electronic means

Manually (such as by mail or fax)

None (no searches submitted to Federal)

Specify your own value: __________

1. If you submit to Federal Entities electronically what technology do you use? (check all that apply)

Direct Connection

CJIS WAN

FTP

VPN

Email

NLETS

Specify your own value: _______

75. Name any federal entities you are forced to manually submit latent print searches due to lack of interoperability? (check all that apply)

FBI/IAFIS

US Visit/DHS/IDENT

None

Don’t Know

Specify your own value: __________

76. Why do you have to manually submit searches to these federal entities? (check all that apply)

No Electronic Connection Available

Incompatible AFIS

Standard Operating Procedure

No MOU with Federal Entity

Specify your own value: ____________

77. If you cannot find a match to your latent print at the state or local level, do you search for latent print matches through IAFIS?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

78. Is IAFIS your only means of searching for latent print matches in any of the following?(check all that apply)

Bordering States

Non-Bordering States

Don’t use IAFIS

Don’t know

79. What percentage of each of your jurisdiction’s Ten Prints (rolled) are retained in IAFIS? (select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Unknown

N/A

80. What percentage of each of your jurisdiction’s Ten Prints (slap) are retained in IAFIS? (select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Unknown

N/A

81. What percentage of each of your jurisdiction’s Palm Prints are retained in IAFIS? (select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Unknown

N/A

82. What percentage of each of your jurisdiction’s Unsolved Latent Prints are retained in IAFIS? (select one)

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

Unknown

N/A

83. What are the biggest issues you see affecting your organization’s ability to search, enroll, and share latent print information with other local, state, or federal entities? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________