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Justice Delayed for Months by Slow Police Response to Public Records Requests
By Stephen Stock, Kevin Nious and Jeremy Carroll • Published April 29, 2022 • Updated on April 29, 2022 at 12:03 am NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit discovered the COVID-19 pandemic has caused staffing shortages at local police departments that has resulted in delays...
Aurora Police Records Staffing Study
Aurora Police Records Backlog
by: Joshua Short KDVR.com Source: https://kdvr.com/news/local/aurora-police-backlog-down-to-400-cases/ Posted: Apr 14, 2022 / 10:16 PM MDT Updated: Apr 15, 2022 / 10:07 AM MDT AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — For the first time, FOX31 is hearing from the consulting and training...
For Immediate Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2022 In March of 2021, the City of Aurora, Colorado, commenced a routine internal audit of the police department to assess the degree to which policy and procedure provided for compliance with Colorado public records law. This audit...
Quality Control: duplication and accuracy of police records
January 2022 Article PDF Our September 2021 article, “Do you work for your RMS or does your RMS work for you?”, laid bare the pervasiveness of both poor vendor support and troublesome software, and the importance of due diligence when buying a new system. While there...
Law enforcement data loss. Are you at risk?
November 15, 2021 Carl Brooks, ConsultantEd Claughton, PresidentPRI Management Group According to the Dallas Morning News, over four million case notes, audio files, photos, and videos totaling greater than seven terabytes of data have been inappropriately erased...
Dallas police evidence loss could have been easily avoided, experts say
By Michael Williams and Maggie Prosser 6:00 AM on Sep 16, 2021 CDT Original article: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/09/16/dallas-police-evidence-loss-could-have-been-easily-avoided-experts-say/ While local and federal authorities investigate the loss of at least...
The Many Benefits of More Effective Records Management
Police Chief Magazine Scott Harris, Freelance Writer September 2021 Ed. Original article Time is not a renewable resource, and that’s something law enforcement agencies are reminded of every day. Among the many demands on an officer’s time, two of the largest...
Do you work for your RMS or does your RMS work for you?
Ed Claughton, President PRI Management Group September 2021 Article PDF Records management systems (RMS) should make your life easier, not harder. All too often we hear about the persistent problems our customers have with their records management system (and...
The Link Between Animal Cruelty, Terrorism and Violence (and NIBRS)
June 2021 Kim Staton Osceola County, FL Animal Services Mary Lou Randour Animal Welfare Institute Article PDF There is no doubt a link exists between animal cruelty and other types of crime. Paying attention to animal cruelty crime, a NIBRS reportable offense, offers...