ABSTRACT
Facial recognition is a form of biometrics that has developed into an accepted forensic tool capable of positively identifying an individual. It is a niche field of forensic science, within which constant technological advancements and expertise are being deployed. The criminal identification system was a system which identified people by measurements of the head and body, individual marks, tattoos, scars, and other personal characteristics. Facial recognition is the ability to establish a suspect's identity based upon his or her facial characteristics. In 1882, the first known systematic method of facial recognition was developed and introduced by French criminologist and anthropologist Alphonso Bertillon. In September 1993, the Facial Recognition Technology was introduced to the field of forensic facial recognition, which was sponsored by the US Department of Defense. Facial comparison, formally known as facial mapping, is a manual process carried out by forensic imagery analysts who analyze facial characteristics and features of individuals captured from digital imagery.
