The End of the "Name Game"? Putting Biometric Capture Devices onto the Frontlines of Policing

This presentation will outline the potential advantages of field-deployed biometric capture, including operational cost savings, reduced risk to officers, and less intrusive means for ascertaining identity of children, dementia/Alzheimer patients, suspects, the deceased, etc. Field-based biometric capture cuts to the chase and cost-effectively allows officers to make detainment decisions instantly with better legal standing. It also allows them to meet tactical challenges each individual situation demands. As many nations struggle to process unplanned immigrants and separate the vast majority of law-abiding newcomers from criminals, biometric identity will be essential to frontline state, provincial, county, and local police officers who will be pressed into service regarding this issue.

  • Upon completion, attendees will be able to: Appreciate the current state of field-based law enforcement biometric capture and its future trajectory
  • Comprehend the increased safety, efficiency and risk-reducing such field capture provides and any potential pitfalls
  • Know the proper way to research and implement a field-based biometric program

Patrick Doyle

Lieutenant (retired)

New Jersey State Police

Patrick leads the Patrick Doyle Consulting firm, which provides expert advice to law enforcement agencies and justice technology companies on a wide array of police challenges including data sharing, digital evidence management, operational assessments, biometrics and records management. Prior to consulting, Patrick was the Justice Practice Director for a global IT company and has implemented dozens of large technology projects around the world including many in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. He is also the vice chairman of the International Association of Chiefs (IACP) of Police Criminal Justice Information Systems Committee. Additionally, Patrick leads the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute Law Enforcement Imaging Technology Task Force.
Patrick has directed numerous research projects into police technologies including facial recognition, license plate readers, Cloud usage and data management practices. He is a retired New Jersey State Trooper, and was the Senior Watch Officer at one of the largest government “all threats” intelligence centers in the world. He served in dozens of significant command level liaison positions with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service and New York City Police Department throughout his 26-year career in law enforcement.

Wayne Salzgaber

VP for Americas

Grabba Technologies

Wayne Salzgaber is the Vice President of Americas for Grabba Technologies Group and is responsible for leading and scaling operations in the US and the Americas Region. He has an extensive career in law enforcement and homeland security, with more than three decades of service with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Treasury in addition to the U.S. Coast Guard. Wayne served in several key domestic and international law enforcement, investigative and military leadership positions during his distinguished public service career with over a decade as a member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service (SES). Prior to his retirement from federal service in 2022, Wayne served as the Director of the Current Operations Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was also appointed by the U.S. Attorney General to serve as the 14th Director of INTERPOL Washington, the United States National Central Bureau, at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

George Vit

Sergeant/Technology Officer

South Brunswick (NJ) Police Department

George W. Vit is a full time police Sergeant in New Jersey with almost 20 years of experience in law enforcement. He earned a B.S. in Management of Telecommunication from New Jersey Institute of Technology before being deployed. He continued to serve the public by becoming a police officer. After completing an MBA in Management of Technology, he continued to participate in various committees including a technology committee, awards committee, and training committee. He has also received numerous awards including saving a 12 year old boy, a letter of commendation for felony arrests, and others. Most recently, Sgt. Vit was assigned to the support services bureau to carry out training and technology initiatives, which included body worn cameras and related grant funding and policy.
Sgt. Vit continues to serve on many committees dedicated to technology in law enforcement in professional organizations such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police where he was elected to the Law Enforcement and Information Technology Board (LEIT) and serves on the CJIS committee and several working groups.

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The End of the "Name Game"? Putting Biometric Capture Devices onto the Frontlines of Policing
Recorded 05/30/2025  |  60 minutes
Recorded 05/30/2025  |  60 minutes