The Informer
Records Management for Law Enforcement
The Informer
is a comprehensive Records Management System that fully meets the needs
of today's Law Enforcement Agencies. Designed by Law Enforcement
Agencies, the flow of the system closely mimics the daily activities of
a Law Enforcement Officer. The Informer has the capability of being
accessed from the Police Car via CDPD wireless Internet connectivity.
Operational
Features
The success of any application needs to
be measured in terms of how the User interfaces to the system, and the
level of control that the Department has over the structure of the
application. The Informer offers:
Structured Menus that have
been designed to provide access to
The Informer in accordance to job functions within the
Department.
On-line, context sensitive
help for all fields in the system as well as screen level help.
Control of the screens
through standard Function Keys, which are displayed on each screen.
Completely Integrated data
sets. Information within the system needs to be entered only once, and
all appropriate files are updated and maintained automatically.
Complete Functionality.
The Informer has been built to include all functions and
features that are required by today’s Police Department.
Master Name Index
The Master Name Index is that portion
of the system that replaces the index card that is often utilized to
track all activity that an Individual or Business has had with the
Department. Current demographic information on that party is maintained
here, as well as a summary history of all prior interactions. By simply
moving to one of these summary items and pressing a Function Key, the
complete record of that activity is presented without leaving the Master
Name Index. Incidents, Arrests, Non-Traffic and Traffic Citations,
Warrants, and Daily Shift Entries are all accessible from the Master
Name Index.
This file has multiple cross references
to assist in the rapid retrieval of information. Specific addresses,
Operator Licenses, Social Security Numbers as well as portions of the
name are the basic ways to retrieve a record. Individual records may
have unlimited Alias Id’s associated with them. In addition, you may
retrieve records for a specific street if required.
Special Instructions may be
associated with each record. Here you are able to note information that
will directly assist Department Personnel that need to interact with
that Individual or Business. If a person has had a history of violent
behavior, or if there are dangerous items within a business, you will no
longer have to rely on memory or word of mouth to pass that information
along.
The Incident Record
The Incident Record contains the
complete history that is associated with a specific incident, including
Arrest, Victims, Witnesses, Offenders, Offenses and Property
information. Unlimited Narrative is available to maintain a progress
summary associated with an incident. This Narrative can be queried on
when performing context sensitive query reporting, thus becoming a
strong investigative tool.
Specific Incidents may be retrieved by
simply entering the Incident number, or the name of an individual or
business that was associated with that Incident. It is not necessary to
build a report to see what Incidents John Smith has been associated with
in The Informer.
The Informer has a wealth
of functional features within it, and has been constructed to complement
and enhance the daily operations of the Department. Accurate and timely
information is critical to the successful administration and operation
of today’s Police Department. The Informer
provides that information through many functions and standard
operational reports. Two such examples are:
The Daily Log Report. The Daily
Log Report, or Day Sheet, maintains a history of all activity that has
occurred on a shift. Call for Service information is automatically added
to the Daily Log when Incidents are created. Other information such as
Business Checks, Traffic Duty, etc. are easily added to the Daily Log
from the Dispatcher’s menu. The Daily Shift Report file provides an
excellent way to demonstrate time and resource requirements placed on
your Department over the course of time.
The Master Vehicle File. The
Master Vehicle File maintains a history of all interactions that your
Department has had with a specific vehicle in a similar fashion as the
Master Name Index. Traffic Citations, as well as Owners and Stolen
Requests from officers in the field update this file automatically. This
again can prove to be a powerful investigative tool when a vehicle of
unknown origins is associated with an investigation. The Master Vehicle
File helps to avoid the "...wasn’t there a car parked..." questions.
Standard Functions and Files
The following is a partial list of
files that are standard with
The Informer.
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Master Name Index
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Non-Traffic
Citations
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Warning Notices
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Incident Records
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Location Check
Requests/Reports
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Traffic Accident
Reports
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Arrest Records
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Master Vehicle File
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Magistrates
Transmittal
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Property and
Evidence
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Traffic Citations
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Department Inventory
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Wants and Warrants
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Parking Violation
Citations
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