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Volume 8 Oct/Nov 2016 Edition Biometrics Prove Best For Preventing Time & Attendance Fraud By Mohammed Murad, Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development, Iris ID Systems, (Source Security .com) Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason of the Office of Justice Programs OJP, headed by Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason, provides federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice and assist victims. OJP has six components: • The Bureau of Justice Assistance • The Bureau of Justice Statistics • The National Institute of Justice • The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • The Office for Victims of Crime and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking. Time and attendance has proven to be a successful use of biometric technology traditionally used for controlling access to highly sensitive areas Security technology is increasingly being used to help organizations tackle challenges going far beyond controlling access to office buildings and monitoring parking lot activity. Video, in particular, has become the darling of many markets. Retailers use live and recorded video to assess promotional sales efforts. Manufacturers confirm employees are following mandated safety regulations. Transit officials debunk false liability claims with a review of recorded mobile video. But here’s a relatively new one – Biometrics Long thought perfect for controlling access to highly sensitive public and private research and military facilities, they are showing up in offices, hotels — even in remote fruit fields and sugar processing plants — for employee time and attendance. It’s proven to be a successful use of the broad technology. Risks of Mechanical and Electronic Clocks The process of keeping track of employees’ hours has long been open to fraud and other is47