Berlin police rely on Super Recognizer for effective crime information

Berlin police rely on Super Recognizer for effective crime information

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin police have launched a special team of "Super Recognizers", which is to significantly support the investigation of crimes. This team, consisting of five police officers, has an extraordinary memory for faces. This innovative project is part of the strategy to increase efficiency in investigations and was developed after a two -year trial phase. In May 2023, the approximately 18,500 police officers in Berlin were offered tests, with around 1,500 officials participating in order to identify potential "super Recognizers" what RBB24 reported.

The test procedure accompanied by the neuroscientist Meike Ramon is considered unique in the world because it is used authentic police material and is scientifically valid. According to the evaluation of the test procedure, 22 "Super Recognizers" were identified, five of which are active in a special office at the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) in Berlin. The head of this office, which remains anonymous, has the ability to recognize faces immediately at first glance, a talent that she has had since childhood T-online.

support in various investigations

The "Super Recognizer" work closely with modern technologies and materials from surveillance cameras and social media and are crucial in investigating crimes. Your support ranges from administrative offenses to capital crimes. Claudia, the head of the "Super Recognizer" unit, describes her ability as innate and cannot be learned. An impressive example of her work is the identification of Giuseppe T., who was involved in a robbery in the Neukölln Arcaden in January 2020. By analyzing surveillance images, Claudia was able to clearly assign the suspect, which led to the conviction of T. to eight years in prison.

The “Super Recognizer” service currently records an average of 82 orders per month, which shows how much this unit is integrated into the investigative process. Compared to the previous year, in which there were still 94 orders per month, the workload decreased slightly, but the department remains well utilized. The need for these specialists is unbroken, and Berlin is already planning a new edition of the test procedure in order to identify further "super Recognizers". Interest from other federal states is also shown, but the test methods are not possible for legal reasons, reports RBB24.