London's Met Police and its HQ at New Scotland Yard, were the first force in the world to utilise Super Recognisers to identify criminals caught on CCTV and to link offenders to multiple crimes using images.   In the Force's "Crime Assessment Policy", which is used to decide if there are sufficient leads to investigate (or "Screen In") a crime, so that it can be allocated to a detective.

This summer, the world-famous Wimbledon Tennis Championships saw Super Recognisers deployed for the first time. A total of five Super Recognisers worked among the various security teams to assist with identifying known individuals. The team was covert and worked hard with the rest of the skilled, highly professional personnel at Wimbledon to maintain the high standards of experience expected by visitors to this prestigious event.

Senior Sgt Chris Tritton of Queensland Police presenting his finding from his Super Recogniser project to the Commissioner of his force.  Chris came to London in 2018 and was briefed by our CEO, Mike Neville.  Chris also attended the Association presentation day.   More evidence of Super Recognisers being used all over the world!

Last month I was lucky enough to attend the American Association of Cold Cases (AISOCC) Conference in Albany, New York, USA. I found out about the conference when listening to one of the many true crime podcasts I devour every day. The conference is organised by the Founder and President of AISOCC, Detective Kenneth L Mains, a true crime hero of mine.

The Brit Awards this year deployed new security measures, using facial recognition technology to screen guests at the O2

Mike Neville, a Professional Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, has now been appointed to the Forensic Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. 

We all have an innate ability to pick a face out of a crowd. But some can memorise thousands of people – often seen only fleetingly on CCTV. Alex Moshakis from the Guardian newspaper meets the ‘super recognisers’

Andy Pope a licentiate of the Association has received an award from West Midlands Police for recognising over 1000 crime suspects.

December 1918: Post-War London is grieving, the city a wound whose dressing was taken off too soon. Violet Hill, the only female private detective in the city, is hired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's business manager to uncover spiritual trickery he believes is deceiving his employer.