CrimTrac

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The CrimTrac Agency was established in July 2000 to facilitate data and information sharing within the Australian policing environment via new and existing information systems; prominent among which are the Minimum Nation Wide Person Profile (MNPP), the National Criminal Investigation DNA Database (NCIDD), the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) and the Australian National Child Offender Register (ANCOR). Other systems provide access to information associated with vehicles, firearm, and number-to-name-search telephone directory functions.

[edit] Biometrics

CrimTrac's NCIDD and NAFIS systems provide police agencies with biometric matching capabilities that assist with identity management and to resolve crime. The value of these systems was proven following the Bali bombings in 2002 and the Australian response to the Thailand tsunami of 2004.

[edit] Vision Statement

CrimTrac will take a leadership role in generating national approaches to information sharing solutions for law enforcement agencies, for a safer Australia.