All UK Police forces utilise video for their ID parades, and VIPER has enabled them to take advantage of national standards, streamline their processes and access an extensive database of images to be used as volunteers within ID parades.
The following benefits demonstrate the effectiveness of VIPER:
Compliant with national standards for ID parades
Extensive database of volunteers with a diverse range of appearances
Simple and efficient production process
Suspect (or accused) does not come into contact with the witness
Positively acknowledged within the academic community
Large database of appearances ensures ID parades take place as planned
Over 50,000 ID parades are produced each year for 32 police forces in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Royal Military Police in Germany. The use of VIPER increases the ability of a police force to conduct a video ID parade. VIPER ensures that there are sufficient volunteers available to appear alongside a suspect (or accused) at all times and that the material being used complies with national standards.
