CODE-P

Oct.-Dec. 2012Volume 1Issue No. 48DETECTIVEThe... Perspective from our foreign counterparts...The Development of AFIS 2 Projectbased on the PNP’s STRATEGIC FOCUS - “CODE-P”By: CSUPT TAKIHIKO IIRIAdvisor to C,PNPJapan International Cooperation AgencyCSUPT TAKIHIKO IIRI discussing the AFIS 2 Project to then NCRPO Director and now C,PNP,PDG ALAN LM PURISIMA.PDG ALAN LA MADRID PURISIMA, the new Chief,PNP, has issued “the PNP Strategic Focus” or “CODE-P”. Itis the specific action plan of the PNP reform in 2013 andbeyond as the process to realize the PNP P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan2013 in a long run.With regard to the Project on Enhancing the Capacity forApplication and Collection of Fingerprints(AFIS2 Project)extended by the PNP & JICA, it clearly says, “Theoptimization of scientific and digital tools for investigationsuch as AFIS ----- shall be fully instituted in all PROs. Thiswill ensure that results taken from “Hits-match” shall be ofutmost importance for the solution of crimes and arrest ofcriminals.” Of course, it means how valuable the AutomatedFingerprint Identification System(AFIS)is as a scientifictool, and the AFIS 2 Project is one of the priorities in theaction plan. However, in order to optimize the AFIS, it isindispensable to remarkably increase the number offingerprints(FPs) registered into the database, and it can berealized only by human beings, i.e. the field investigatorsincluding SOCO of Crime Laboratory(CL), who lift orcollect FPs at crime scenes.As such, it is not an easy job to maximize the utilizationof the system. However, we can recognize that it's never the“mission impossible” if you review the recent outcome of theNCR Model activities.The “NCR Model activities” is the core pilot activities ofAFIS 2 Project which has launched by the NCRPO headed byPDG PURISIMA, the then-RD, NCRPO under the guidance& support of the DIDM and the CL.The activities are stillongoing under the leadership of Police Director ESPINA, thepresent RD, and, in recent times, we can observe someremarkable development in a series of statistics.How is the NCRPO getting success in the ModelActivities ? As a matter of fact, in the new action plan, there aremany clues tofind the background of recent development. Let'soverview it!“My IP is the Key.---- Knowing the job and doing it wellwith passion each day shall be the primary concern of eachPNP personnel.----”This message indicates how important the IP (IndividualPerformance) of each PNP personnel is for the PNP's success,and it is really essential for development of AFIS 2 Project also.That is to say, there are many PNP personnel involving in theprocess of investigation with AFIS utilization. The data are FPsthat passed through many personnel before& after AFIS inquiryby AFIS operators to get the “hits-match” information. And, thepoint is that the work flow is in a “series connection” and,therefore, the AFIS cannot be optimized without goodperformance of each player. Please just imagine, for example, iffirst responders or field investigators would not process crimescenes? If FP examiners happen to mistakenly eliminatequalifiable LPs? And if personnel of HQ-CLO failed tocommunicate“hits-match”information to field investigationunits immediately or timely?Thus, we can easily understand that his/her IP is really theKey in AFIS 2 project! With this in mind, the NCR Modelactivities are focusing upon all players in each process equally intrainings as well as after-care activities such as monitoring fieldactivities and fair performance-oriented commendation.And we have to focus upon the phrase:“with passion” and“each day”. In any case, it is a “piece of cake” to do somethingonly once. However, it is not easy to continue it every day. Thus,“sustainable” IP is the Key! In order to keep sustainability,every individual involve in each phase must understand theposition of their own mission in the whole AFIS-related workflow,andrecognize clearly that their own jobs are indispensable