Promaps Custody
Managing custody images and metadata
Promaps custody is an optional module that facilitates the capture and storage of custody images, management of
custody records stored in Promaps, creation of research projects, compilation of witness albums, compilation of
ID parades using custody images, and the use of facial recognition to identify offenders captured on CCTV or other medium
The custody module can be integrated with your existing custody management system, providing a platform for the complete management of all of your imaging data.
A comprehensive audit trail provides full detail of where, when, and how, all images related to a specific individual have been utilised.
This includes the use of images in ID parades, witness albums, research projects, and when images are extracted from the system for use elsewhere.
This level of detail is invaluable when reviewing the retention of information and ensuring that any deletion requirements are processed meticulously
Witness Albums
The use of witness albums has reduced in recent years due to low success / hit rates, but the facility remains
a fundamental requirement within PACE. When developing the witness album functionality, a key consideration
was how to ensure the process had the maximum possibility of increased success rates
To achieve successful
results, it is imperative that the most pertinent images are shown to witnesses and so we have worked to
ensure that all critical search criterion are fully searchable such as offence location (single boroughs/town or multiple areas), offence types,
and the ability to search for recently active persons
For example, if a robbery takes place in a certain location, it is imperative
that you are able to narrow down your search to include persons that are known to have committed robberies previously in the given
location, and are known to have been active within the past 6/12 months, before then also including basic search parameters such
as gender, age, ethnicity etc. You can also add specific persons of interest by searching for individuals directly. As with
ID parades, whenever an image is included within a witness album the Promaps custody record is updated to reflect this
When witness albums are shown to witnesses, witnesses can enlarge individual images and see both the left and right
profile custody images in addition to the front facing custody image. Witnesses can also save / keep images of interest
to review at the end of the process once all images have been viewed initially. On completion of the process Promaps
produces both an officer and a witness statement in regards to the witness album procedure
Promaps retains a
detailed audit trial of the entire process from the image selection process, including details of the exact search
parameters used and any specific images that were added, through to comprehensive details of the witness viewing process
such that any witness album viewing can be replayed in full exactly as it took place originally
Research Projects
The research facility within the custody module enables operators to create individual projects which include persons
of interest in regard to a particular event. These persons of interest can be added to a project based on intelligence,
a description from a witness, nature of the crime, crime location etc
Operators can then add notes against specific
individuals as an investigation progresses and / or individuals can be marked as no longer being a person of interest
alongside any specific notes / details
Once the number of persons of interest has been reduced in size following
initial investigations the remaining individuals can then be added to a witness album or an ID parade as required.
All research projects can be password protected by the creator to prevent unauthorised access when operators are
working with sensitive information. As with all other aspects of the custody module, whenever an image is added
to a research project the respective Promaps custody record would be updated to reflect this
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