Child ID
Program

An innovative program often copied but never duplicated. This program has been well received in the community. The program is run by the Brockton Police Dept. Community Education Unit and uses All Star Identification Systems Software and Equipment by Eltron, Panasonic and Cross Match.

                 

The program provides parents with a credit card sized ID card of their children that has a digital photo of them, statistical info, and a digital thumb print of their child.

The card is then given to the parent of the child to keep in a safe place in case anything should ever happen to the child. It is suggested that parents keep this ID card with their drivers license. Most parents have a file at home with the child's information but what do you do if your away from home, out of town or at the mall. Time is of the essence. Having this card provides an immediate picture, description and print.

The program is being used as part of our community policing efforts and can be found at community events, shopping centers and the Brockton Fair. The program is often located in the Brockton Police Dept.'s Mobile Precinct Bus.

An additional benefit of the program is allowing police and child interactions in a positive aspect. Helping children to understand the police are their friend and here to help them.

Brockton Community Embraces Child ID Program

When a child wanders off, it's a parent's worst nightmare come true. Parents in Brockton, MA, are a bit more prepared to deal with that potentially terrifying situation thanks to an innovative child identification program offered by the Brockton Police Department.

Funded by a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, the police department's mobile precinct bus travels to community events throughout Brockton providing families with an opportunity to obtain a free photo and fingerprint identification card of their children.

The card includes the child's photo, fingerprint, height, weight, hair and eye color and date of issue. Parents are encouraged to keep this card with them at all times. If the parents should ever become separated from their child, all the information they need to assist in a search and help others identify the missing child is at their fingertips.

You'll find Officer Gazerro and his mobile studio at such events as the annual summer Brockton Fair or supermarket safety day in the Walmart parking lot. Officer Gazerro said  "I just pack up my laptop, a printer and my tripod and I'm ready to go," said Officer Gazerro.

Brockton's child identification program has been well received by the local community. "At every event we attend, there's a line outside the bus from the time we open the doors until we close up," said Gazerro. "'In fact, in just four hours, we prepared cards for 110 kids."

                        This program funded by the LLEBG