TECHNOLOGY 9-1
THE GRAFFITI CODE BREAKER
New software makes connections
helps cops keep tabs on gang activity.
Steven Schafer,
a detective in
the criminal gang unit
of the indianapolis Metropolitan
Police Departament. A new software program called
GARI is now helping Schafer and other investigators decipher the scrawlings, monitor gang activity and fight crime.
The software also scans the graffiti for distinguishing features, including color and shape.
The app itself is not available to the public including members of gangs who could use it to avoid getting caught.
through to GARI, police agencies can derive local gang affiliation, territorial disputes and even the identity on the members who left their mark.
september 27, 2012
by Adam Hadhazy
Daniela Riascos Izquierdo
9-1
A NEW SOFTWARE PROGRAM GARI