Abstract:
The objective of this research is to design and develop criminal suspect searching system based on a graphical sketch and descriptive information given by any witness. The researcher studied: The traditional facial features recognition used by police officers, as a guide, to integrate it with the new information technology the classifying and grouping method of database system; and the searching method through facial feature-matching data. The outcomes of those studies had been used to design image-indexing. The develop multimedia database system that enables user to store both image and its accompanying text description, together with the method of information access by image-indexing, and data searching by key wording and its limitation. The researcher had designed a functional system with two user groups working, user and administator level, under four subsystems: The traditional facial features code management and its database system. The search of criminal record and description. After testing this functional systems, it was found that the users was able to modify image data and its description according to demographical variant, search for criminal mug shot by matching sketch and its description along with modifying inquired data according to witness' memory and official's ability to retrieve that memory. The outcomes of this research provides NPD with criminal mug shot information system that helps the user search for criminal photo based on sketch features and their description. Practically, by cooperative working with witness and victim, this system would maximize police officers' functions of searching for the most matching data leading to identify any suspect(s) and put his or her into the hand of justice