Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill Implementation Plan

1. 1 Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment BillDRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLANWork in progress

2. Presentation Outlay 2

3. Introduction 3 Division Criminal Record and Forensic Science Service welcomes the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill as it provides for the enhancement of the forensic investigative utilization in the united front in the fight against crime. This amendment Bill places an obligation on the Division regarding the collection, storage and maintenance of fingerprints. The Division acknowledges that the implementation of the amendment Bill is dependant upon the cooperation between the different service providers within the cluster Justice, Crime Prevention and Security and will require a coordinated implementation process.

4. Introduction (continued) 4 The successful detection leading to the prosecution and conviction of offenders is significantly enhanced by forensic evidence from crime scenes that can be linked to an individual. The objective of this document is to analyse the gap between the current infrastructure and the required capacity in order to successfully implement the proposed amendment Bill.

5. Criminal Justice System (CJS) Expansion Program (2009/2010) 5 Treasury allocated R 200 million as part of the CJS Review Program to the South African Police Service for the introduction of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill. • Criminal Record Centre • AFIS Upgrade • Upgrade existing system • Budget : R 135 million • Contract signed 2009-08-01 • Expected acceptance date 2010-08-15 • AFIS upgrade acceptance not before the 2010 World Cup • AFIS upgrade expected to be finalized on 2010-08-15. • Current ten fingerprint search requirements to remain stable. • It is expected that the current work in arrears will increase until upgrade is completed. • Ten fingerprint searches in arrears to be addressed at approximately 3 000 per working day after the upgrade. • Impact should be visible after 120 working days after AFIS upgrade.

6. Criminal Justice System (CJS) Expansion Program (2009/2010) continued 6 • Criminal Record Centre continued: • Additional vehicles procured for crime scene attendance • Budget : R 15 million • Vehicles being delivered in batches. • Cellular Telephone capacity extended • Budget : R 400 000 • Additional furniture procured • Budget : R 4.5 million • Ordered • Forensic Science Laboratory • DNA Investigative Sample Management • R 9 million • DNA Database Inter-Case Links • R 5 million

7. Criminal Justice System (CJS) Expansion Program (2009/2010) continued 7 • Forensic Science Laboratory (continued) • DNA Sample Storage • R 5 million • ISM Equipment FSL • R 10 million • DNA Training • R 1 million • Exhibit Management System • R 5 million • Furniture • R 2 million • DNA Equipment • R 6 million TOTAL R 200 million

8. Criminal Justice System (CJS) Expansion Program (2009/2010) continued 8 • Initial indication by Treasury

9. Criminal Justice System (CJS) Expansion Program (2009/2010) continued 9 • Additional funding to be used as indicated by Information Systems Management: • AFIS replacement and upgrade – to increase current capacity and refresh hardware • NPIS – the procurement of software and rollout of digital capture booths • FES – the procurement of live scan blocks • Facial compilation and recognition – procurement of a solution and hardware • Disaster victim identification – procurement and installation of a solution • Operational support (SITA SLAs) – application maintenance, hosting and decentralized services • Field terminals • Crime intelligence • A greater throughput of cases through the system

10. Critical Requirements of Proposed Bill: 10 • Taking and storage of fingerprints / body prints • Fingerprint of all arrested persons and suspects • Responsibility : Division Visible Policing Division Detective Service Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations Division Criminal Record and Forensic Science Services • Detection and Identification of fingerprints • Crime scene processing • Fingerprint identification • Responsibility : Division Criminal Record and Forensic Science Services

11. Critical Requirements of Proposed Bill (Continued) 11 • Photographs • Photographs of all arrested persons to be taken • Responsibility : Division Visible Policing Division Detective Service Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations Division CR and FSS Head Information Systems Management • Storing and management of photographs • Responsibility : Division CR and FSS Head Information Systems Management • Integration of databases • System compatibility and integration • Responsibility : Department of Police Department of Home Affairs Department of Correctional Services Department of Transport

12. Presumptions: 12 • During 2008/2009 approximately 2.1 million cases registered and to be stabilized over the next 5 years • Objective to attend 700 000 crime scene cases at year 5 • An average of 1.2 million sets of criminal fingerprints (SAPS 76) processed per annum of which 40% may be repeat offenders • Minimum of 1 million suspect’s fingerprints processed per annum • All arrested persons to be photographed • Personnel to be appointed • Current and future expenditure be provided for in the medium and long term budget vote • Carry through costs to be provided for • SAPS Division Training to provide facilities and support training initiatives

13. Current Situation (2008/2009) 13 • Criminal Record Centre • 348 696 crime scenes attended to by Local Criminal Record Centers • 19 029 persons identified on crime scenes by means of fingerprints • 21 541 crime scenes where forensic exhibits were collected • 1.1 million criminal ten fingerprint searches • 1 million non criminal ten fingerprint searches • Local Criminal Record Centers (Nationally) (September 2009) • 91 LCRCs rendering services to 1116 Police Stations • 67 LCRC Fingerprint Laboratories to process exhibits for crime scene fingerprints • 887 fully qualified crime scene experts • 1 246 crime scene expert trainees • 1 416 trained civilian personnel • 126 civilian personnel under training • 832 operational vehicles

14. AFIS Backlog : Fingerprint search processing (September 2009) 14 • AFIS implemented in August 2002 • 60 537 criminal ten fingerprint searches outstanding • 124 258 non criminal (fire arm searches, police clearance) ten fingerprint searches outstanding • Current AFIS search capacity per day: • 5 000 criminal ten fingerprint searches on the Criminal Matcher • 3 750 non criminal ten fingerprint searches on the Non Criminal Matcher • Upgrade to address current work in arrears will increase AFIS capacity • Criminal and Non Criminal Matcher to be combined in a single matcher • Increase to 12 000 ten fingerprint searches per day

15. Typical Local Criminal Record Centre 15 • A fingerprint section that process crime scenes for fingerprint evidence • A photography section that video graphs, photographs and process crime scenes • A plan drawing capability for the reconstruction of crime scenes • A LCRC fingerprint laboratory where exhibits that were collected on crime scenes are being processed to find crime scene fingerprints • A forensic fieldworker capability for the collection of exhibits on crime scenes that may have forensic value • A criminal information system capability where the criminal information of persons are being captured for future court and criminal investigation purposes • An AFIS capability for the electronic searching of ten fingerprints and crime scene prints for the identification of persons • A facial identification capability where operators compiles drawings of persons from the information provided by crime scene victims and witnesses • A LCRC administration section where all LCRC activities are recorded electronically and manually

16. Systems available to support the proposed Bill 16 • Criminal Information System (CRIM) • The CRIM System manages the criminal information of accused and sentenced persons • Managed by the Criminal Record Centre • Indicates the availability of fingerprints on AFIS • Manages Wanted Persons Indicators on AFIS • Indicates the availability of photos of persons • Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) • The AFIS is a forensic fingerprint identification system • Manages fingerprint images according to business rules • Images of all ten fingers and two palms (when available) are stored for identification purposes

17. Systems available to support the proposed Bill 17 • National Photo Image System (NPIS) • NPIS is an electronic system that stores the photographic images of persons and objects in the criminal environment • Managed by ISM Identification Services • NPIS not yet fully operational • Selectively decentralized • Main obstacle is network capacity • JUDISS (Judicial Image Storage System) • The JUDISS is an image capturing system utilized to capture source documents electronically • Managed by the Criminal Record Centre • Source documents includes fingerprint forms and sentences from courts JUDISS is limited to the Criminal Record Centre Pretoria and is still under development • To be decentralized to all LCRCs in phases according network availability to facilitate document control

18. Systems available to support the proposed Bill 18 • Exhibit Management System (EMS) • SAPS in the process to acquire a solution • Urgent LCRC need to ensure exhibit integrity • To be used to record, control and manage exhibits

19. Implementation of the proposed Bill 19 • Taking and storage of fingerprints / body prints • Review policies and national instructions : Legal Services • AFIS upgrade : Div CR and FSS; ISM • Body Prints* : Div CR and FSS; ISM *Specifications to be developed

20. Implementation of the proposed BillAFIS Upgrade 20

21. Implementation of the proposed BillAFIS Upgrade 21

22. Implementation of the proposed BillAFIS Upgrade 22

23. Implementation of the proposed BillAFIS Upgrade 23

24. AFIS Upgrade Budget 24

25. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 25 • Detection and Identification of fingerprints • To attend to more crime scenes • To increase fingerprint identifications • To improve on the quality of crime scene processing • To increase capacity

26. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 26 • Additional Personnel required:

27. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 27 • Training for Police Act personnel

28. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 28 • Training Public Service Act (PSA) personnel

29. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 29 • Training Profiles: • Training for crime scene investigators • Fingerprint course • Advanced crime scene course • Photography, Plan drawing etc • Forensic Training program for LCRC personnel • Adjudication Panel (Fingerprint Expert Status) • AFIS Expert Course • Training for civilian personnel • CRIM System Course • Circulations : Wanted Persons Course • AFIS Operators Course

30. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 30 • Additional accommodation needed for personnel and storage

31. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 31 • New Local Criminal Record Centers to be established to enhance service delivery • New LCRC Service Points • A service point is created to provide limited LCRC functions at lower level to address response time to crime scene attendance.

32. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 32 • New LCRC Fingerprint Laboratories • The cost for these fingerprint laboratories includes the standard lay out and furbishment • Fingerprint laboratories can be static or mobile • A mobile fingerprint laboratory is in essence similar to the static laboratory but can be deployed to serious crime scenes for fingerprint exhibit processing on site • Maintenance for additional fingerprint laboratories

33. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 33 • Basic Furniture for new appointees • LCRC fingerprint equipment and digital camera for new crime scene investigators

34. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 34 • Additional specialized cameras • This is a digital camera that is capable of capturing a panoramic view of crime scenes

35. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 35 • Additional computer equipment for new civilian personnel • Additional computer equipment for JUDISS • To be a once off installation project

36. Requirements to enhance capacity in support of the implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 36 • Additional vehicles needed • Operational vehicles are needed to attend to crime scenes • Specialized crime scene vehicles are used to attend to serious crime scenes and are specially equipped with advanced crime scene processing resources • Administrative vehicles to be utilized in the administration of LCRC activities

37. Implementation of the proposed Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill 37 • Operational expenditure * Projection according to slide 25

38. Other System Software Upgrades 38

39. Budget Summary 39

40. Budget Summary 40

41. Risks 41 • Communication • Network capacity • Budget allocation • Inter departmental delay

42. Fingerprint Database InterfacesAvailable Fingerprint Databases: 42 • SAPS AFIS • HANIS • eNatis • Correctional Services The characteristics and application of the databases with the view of accessing the data for crime solving purposes

43. Description of available fingerprint databases 43 • SAPS AFIS • Department of Police • 6.4 million sets of fingerprints and 850 000 persons with palm prints • Rolled impressions of all 10 fingerprints • Both palms of a person including writers palms • Capable of searching single fingerprints and sections (small parts) against AFIS database • Filter criteria used to decrease number of candidates • Cold searches with no filter criteria possible • Crime scene prints searches possible on fingerprints and palm prints

44. Description of available fingerprint databases 44 • HANIS • Department of Home Affairs • 33.5 million person’s fingerprints • 10 fingers are archived and 2 thumbs stored in the matching repositories • Two index fingers as a back up in the matching repository • Thumb prints used for searching purposes in combination with the identification number to determine identity • No or limited cold search capability • Capacity of 30 000 transactions per day • No crime scene fingerprint search capacity is available

45. Description of available fingerprint databases 45 • eNATIS** • Department of Transport • 10 million person’s fingerprints • National and international entries • Two thumb prints • 2 thumb prints stored in the matching repositories • Thumb prints used in combination of filter criteria to identify a person • No cold search capability • No crime scene fingerprint search capacity is available ** To be confirmed

46. Possible approaches: To Interface Fingerprint Databases 46 • Option 1 : Department of Home Affairs Requirements • Interface with SAPS AFIS • Home Affairs to provide the standard for the interface • Home Affairs to provide the message protocol and compilation • Home Affairs to provide for the search capacity • Crime Scene Prints 1: N • All finger print data to be available in the matcher repository • Not more than 1000 searches per day for year 1 after the upgrade of HANIS • From year two searches to exponentially increase as SAPS capacity increases • Search results to be provided to SAPS for validation • Finger print data and reference number to be displayed • Candidate list to comprise of 50 persons • Inclusion of palm prints to be decided

47. Possible approaches: To Interface Fingerprint Databases 47 • Option 1 : SAPS Requirements • Provide for interface requirements • Provide for separate workflow • Redesign internal process flow • Provide for additional work stations at remote sites • Set the standard for the crime scene prints to be searched • Provide for a stable network link to HANIS via SITA • Personnel infrastructure to perform validations • Provide a centralized link to acquire particulars from HANIS on identified persons • Memorandum of understanding regarding the quality of stored fingerprint images

48. Possible approaches: To Interface Fingerprint Databases 48 • Benefits in option 1 • Access to national fingerprint data to improve on crime scene fingerprint identifications • No synchronization between systems required • Data ownership will not become an issue • No influence on HANIS personnel SAPS to perform validation • Validation will not change HANIS data • HANIS can structure the search requests • Challenges of option 1 • No control over fingerprint database quality • To be a costly exercise • No SAPS control over accuracy of search algorithms • Network capacity • SITA resources

49. Possible approaches: To Interface Fingerprint Databases 49 • Estimated cost to be incurred by the Department of Home Affairs Option 1 • Estimated cost to be incurred by the Department of Police Option 1

50. Possible approaches: To Interface Fingerprint Databases 50 • Option 2 : Department of Home Affairs Requirements • HANIS to provide all fingerprint data to SAPS in NIST format • HANIS to provide for real time update interface to SAPS AFIS • Regular synchronization between the systems will be required • Option 2 : SAPS Requirements • Provide for the capacity to accept 35 million sets of finger prints • Maintain a separate forensic criminal and forensic civilian database • Provide for the real time update interface architecture • Provide for new records received from HANIS (Growth on AFIS) • Provide for additional AFIS support, administration and maintenance