Law Enforcement



Helping law enforcement and aiding public safety.


L-1 offers trusted solutions and services for law enforcement efforts and addresses public safety concerns of government agencies around the world. With more than 20 years of experience in helping law enforcement groups around the world leverage identity management for crime fighting efforts, customers around the world rely on L-1 to:

  • Remove the Burden of Civilian Fingerprinting from Police Stations

    L-1 enrollment services offer civilians a convenient and less intimidating alternative to visiting police stations for fingerprinting and background check needs. By removing the administrative burden from already-busy police departments, officers have more time to focus on crime fighting.
  • Help Law Enforcement Fight Crime and Protect the Public

Suspect Identification
L-1 solutions help identify suspects faster and more accurately, scanning millions of criminal records in seconds and providing officers with critical identity information in the field. Over 50,000 remote identifications have been performed using L-1 solutions.

Criminal Processing
L-1 solutions simplify and integrate every aspect of criminal processing including suspect encounters, booking, courts, custody, release and parole. The solution improves Officer safety and assures the identity of a criminal throughout incarceration.

Crime Solving
L-1 solutions include forensic analysis tools for latent finger and palm print examination and tools for face latent examinations using surveillance footage from security cameras. Using L-1 mobile solutions, investigators can ID victims on-the-spot and enter eyewitness descriptions to find mug shots with matching features.

Crime Prevention
L-1 crime prevention tools use face matching software to automatically screen surveillance footage against criminal databases. Live video streams facilitate real-time alarms when a match is found, enabling security staff to focus on persons of interest, rather than the public at large.

National Law Enforcement Identification Data Sharing
National Fusion Centers and law enforcement agencies can take advantage of L-1’s next generation face recognition technology and tap into the underutilized assets of mug shot databases to identify persons of interests by searching millions of images in seconds.

Select Customers

  • Face Recognition Sharing Project, Florida relies on L-1 face recognition and image database sharing for both intra- and inter-State searches, resulting in hundreds of arrests each year
  • The Cornerstone Project, Jasper County, Missouri uses L-1’s multi-modal law enforcement solutions across 7 counties and police departments in the region
  • Jefferson County Jail, Colorado relies on iris-based identity management from L-1 to manage jail populations, enrolling over 75,000 offenders and virtually eliminating duplicate booking records
  • Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) use of L-1 solutions led to arrests and convictions in murder, bank robbery, check cashing and bank fraud, ATM and identity theft
  • Canadian Bankers Association incorporates L-1 post-event forensic face investigative tools to analyze faces of criminals captured from ATM cameras; the solution helped shut down a fraudulent credit card operation responsible for millions of dollars in losses