Too many law enforcement agencies and security companies rely on automated facial recognition. As this article shows, make-up can thwart computerised systems. Human super recognisers can enhance automated recognition software and make venues and communities safer. AND they can see through make-up, masks and other disguises.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/make_up_thwart_facial_recognition/
The Association of Super Recognisers Presentation Day will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 1st May at 86 St James' St, London. Lord Lingfield will present awards. More details to follow.
If you a UK security provider or major venue (or involved in policing at such), then the introduction of "Martyn's Law" or Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, mandates you to provide better measures to prevent attacks like the Manchester Arena bomb. BUT wherever you are based in the world, keeping places and communities safer is our duty in security and policing.
The use of human Super Recognisers, using their natural talent to identify known suspects and trained in spotting suspicious behaviour, will give you an extra tactic to beat the terrorist or other criminal gangs. By knowing which members of your team have this skill, you can deploy them to observe key or vulnerable locations. Details of the new law are at this link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xe2k5zylpo
Last week, SRI Ltd ran a course for students from across five continents – Africa, Asia, Europe and North & South America, with independent testing by the University of Greenwich. The students included police officers, a CCTV operator, identity verifiers and corporate investigators
The use of human Super Recognisers is spreading across the globe. Some of your staff will have this natural skill. The SRI team can find your Super Recognisers and train them to use it effectively in an operational environment, producing (where needed) evidence which is admissible in court. This will enhance your law enforcement teams, border force, CCTV control room, security officers or any other unit where identifying persons of interest as quickly as possible is critical to your success.
The next on-line course is 25th-27th February, but a bespoke on-line or face-to-face can be run for twelve or more students.
Super Recognisers International - Security Services & Training
The University of Queensland in Australia are looking for Super Recognisers to take part in research and the top scorers will be rewarded with Amazon vouchers. For full details on how to participate see this link:
Two on-line courses have been announced: 25th-27th February and 17th-19th June. Courses will run at UK time. If you would like a bespoke course for ten or more students at dates / times to suit you, email mike.neville@superrecognisersinternational.com
A short newspaper report in the Daily Star showing the value of Super Recognisers in law enforcement.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/uk-riot-yobs-dont-fear-33412915?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
A good article in the London Metro newspaper regarding human Super Recognisers. A link to the first screening test, which takes just ten minutes, is also included in the article.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/03/super-recogniser-solved-uks-coldest-cases-reveals-find-next-21333033/
Members should be aware that the Association is approaching UK police forces and offering Super Recogniser assistance at this time.
New research has confirmed that human Super Recognisers are able to spot suspects, despite face coverings. The abstract of this report notes: "The findings show an SR advantage for the detection of hyper‐realistic masks across the covert and explicit mask detection tasks."
Criminals are still taking advantage of the consequences of the Covid pandemic and are wearing masks, not for health purposes, but to try and conceal their identities. See the report via this link:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381990187_The_super-recogniser_advantage_extends_to_the_detection_of_hyper-realistic_face_masks
The ASR is the professional body representing those who possess the super recogniser skills around the globe. Via our associate scheme, you will be able to access the latest developments in the science of super recognition, browse job opportunities and contact other practitioners from around the globe who share your unique skills and abilities. After a certain period of years in practice, you may even be invited to become a Fellow of the Association.
Have you got an amazing memory for human faces? Your skill could help law enforcement, security companies, Armed Forces or other organisations. You may just want to use your skill for fun OR are simply interested in Super Recognition.
There is NO need to have a background in security, the military or law enforcement. Super Recognisers come from a wide variety of backgrounds.
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