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
This article shows how the German Police are using Super Recognisers to keep international football matches safer. Professor Josh Davis, an Honorary Member of the Association, describes how he has helped the German Police to utilise their officers’ natural recognition skills.
This message was received by the Assocation from German TV-Production company Endemol Shine, based in Cologne:
We are currently producing a new episode of the Saturday evening show "Drei gegen Einen" ("Three against One") which has been very successful in Germany over the last year. The concept of the show is that three celebrity hosts compete against a champion who is unbeatable at what he or she does - be it a particular sport, a talent or another special gift that they have.
During my research I came across the phenomenon of super recognizing and have found it to be a very interesting topic for our show - but I have also realized the difficulties and certain obligations regarding discretion that every super recognizer is tied to that is associated with any police force.
If you wish to be considered, email: mike.neville@superrecognisersinternational.com
A report on the excellent work by Chris Tritton and his Australian Super Recognisers in the Queensland Police.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-01/queensland-police-super-recognisers-world-s-most-accurate/102039996
An excellent article on research conducted by Ryan Jenkins, who was a PhD student with Prof Josh Davis of Greenwich University (both have received awards from the Association of Super Recognisers). It also discusses the link between Super (Face) Recognisers and Super Voice Recognition.
The Met Police are recruiting for the above posts and the criteria appears to fit Super Recognisers. The link below has the full advert, but note this section:
Applicants successful at the paper-sift stage will be invited to attend an interview which will consist of:
face matching task
competencies and values framework (CVF) assessed against Level 1
We are emotionally aware
We deliver, support and inspire
We are innovative and open minded
role-related questions
Overview | Assistant facial image examiner | Metropolitan Police
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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