This child safety program is available for community safety events, health fairs, schools etc. The technology, accessed through a high-resolution digital camera, is used to positively identify children and vulnerable adults in seconds by digitally encoding the unique characteristics of people's irises and making the information available in seconds on a national database. More information is available at www.thechildproject.org

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January 22, 2010 - Students of the Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School joined the Bristol County Sheriff's Office to provide IRIS scanning services to the residents of the Fairhaven Senior Center)