Students team with Polk sheriff to ID criminals, aid policing

In cartoons it’s easy to tell who the bad guys are. The handsome officer with his perfectly pressed shirt and tie simply needs to look for the beer-bellied guy with the five o’clock shadow and beanie.

Ask the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and they’ll tell you identifying criminals isn’t that easy. Life for a deputy on the street may get a little easier, though, thanks to students at Florida Polytechnic University and their work with the sheriff’s Artificial Intelligence Investigative Unit.

Nearly a year ago, a partnership was announced between the two. The fruits were on display at this year’s annual Capstone Design Showcase on the Florida Poly campus…

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