NACDL - Facial Recognition

Facial Recognition

NACDL opposes the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.

November 02, 2022

In 2022, the New Jersey Attorney General considered creating a statewide policy on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement and solicited comments from the public and other interested parties on how the policy should be crafted. NACDL signed on to an essay, published March 9, 2022, urging the Attorney General to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police.

Media

When Robocop Becomes Reality: Confronting Technology in the Criminal Justice System

State and local law enforcement agencies are employing dystopian technology like face recognition, drone cameras and predictive policing programs to investigate, charge and prosecute people. These powerful tools are criminalizing communities, often with little transparency of how they were acquired and how they are used. Learn how to uncover and confront these technologies at the state and local level.

NACDL's 19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference
August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually

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