Suspect Detection Systems Inc. announced that the company has entered into a strategic alliance with Washington, DC-based SDB Partners to market and distribute the company's proven terror and crime prevention technology to law enforcement agencies in the United States. The Cogito system utilizes two sophisticated layers to detect a potential terror or criminal suspect at a point of entry such as an airport, transportation terminal, or border crossing. First, potential suspects are rapidly identified among a crowd using a remote "intention scanning" technology.

Suspects flagged by remote identification are then questioned by an automated interrogation system that can accurately identify whether the suspect intends to commit an act of crime or terror, or has ties to a criminal organization. Following the interrogation, law enforcement officials can then take additional procedural measures. The system can also be utilized by law enforcement after a crime has taken place to determine a suspect's association to a particular criminal action or organization.

Private sector security companies similarly utilize Cogito to detect intent to harm an employer's interests, among employees, management, or job applicants.