Biometricsâ€"the use of physiological and behavioral characteristics for identification purposesâ€"has been promoted as a way to enhance security and identification efficiency.

Graduate students of computer science and electrical engineering will also find the text to be an invaluable practical reference.

This comprehensive handbook addresses the sophisticated forensic threats and challenges that have arisen in the modern digital age, and reviews the new computing solutions that have been proposed to tackle them.

Assesses the FBI's strategic plans to modernize & fully automate its fingerprint identification & criminal history record system. Photos, charts & tables.

This book elaborates on these themes in detail to provide policy makers, developers, and researchers a comprehensive assessment of biometric recognition that examines current capabilities, future possibilities, and the role of government in ...

This book, prepared by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Biometrics and Identity Management, documents key US Government initiatives to advance the science of biometrics and assesses their value in meeting ...

This book explores the cascading logic of automation, which develops from the information collection process through to data processing and, finally, automated decision making.

The contributors to this volume analyze the respective roles of the public and private sectors in the management of catastrophic risk, addressing questions such as: How should homeland security officials evaluate the risk posed by terrorist ...