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Building Confidence from Day One: Helping New Records Employees Succeed
August 2026 PDF Article Has your agency ever hired a new records employee only to have them resign shortly thereafter or struggle in their new position? Ensuring their success begins way before the training, way before the interview, and way before they apply. Take a...
Building Confidence from Day One: Helping New Records Employees Succeed
Has your agency ever hired a new records employee only to have them resign shortly thereafter or struggle in their new position? Ensuring their success begins way before the training, way before the interview, and way before they apply. Take a look at your agency's...
Why Agencies Are Switching to GovQuest
July 2026 PDF Article Join the Movement to Better Public Records Tech Public records teams are under more pressure than ever. Request volumes are rising, deadlines remain unforgiving, and agencies need software that helps staff move quickly without sacrificing...
Privacy vs. Public Records: The Politicization of ALPR Records
When it comes to public records requests, AI tools are not a panacea. Are you really saving time?
Privacy vs. Public Records: The Politicization of ALPR Data
June 2nd, 2026 Download Article (PDF) Introduction Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology has rapidly become one of the most powerful tools available to modern law enforcement. By capturing, storing, and analyzing license plate data, agencies can...
Body-Worn Camera FOIA Surge
May 12th, 2026 Download Article (PDF) Introduction 2026, law enforcement records units face an unprecedented surge in public records requests, particularly for body-worn camera (BWC) footage. Agencies report sharp increases—Albuquerque, for example, saw a 69% jump in...
Strengthening Your RIM Program
April 1st, 2026 Download Article (PDF) Introduction Every April, organizations across the country celebrate Records and Information Management (RIM) Month—a reminder that managing information isn’t a once a year initiative but a daily operational responsibility. As...
Introducing the Institute for Public Safety Records Management (IPSRM)
February 4th, 2026 Download Article (PDF) Introduction Records management in law enforcement, corrections, and fire-rescue organizations has never been more complex—or more critical - as they face unprecedented scrutiny related to timeliness, accuracy, and...
The Critical Importance of Accurate Law Enforcement Data
December 3rd, 2025 Download Article (PDF) Introduction In today’s era of transparency, data-driven policing, and public scrutiny, the accuracy of law enforcement data is no longer a back-office administrative concern—it is a core operational necessity. Crime...
Proper Use of Your RMS: A Single Source of Truth
November 4th, 2025 Download Article (PDF) Introduction Laserfiche. Evidence.com. Windows network folders. Onedrive. Teams. Sharepoint. Paper files. Records everywhere is nowhere. LET'S GET IT RIGHT. Laserfiche is a great system but how it is used is the key. All too...
Are AI Redaction and Reporting Tools Really Time Savers? Shifting The Burden
September 30th, 2025 Download Article (PDF) Introduction Artificial intelligence tools have been sold primarily upon the premise that they significantly streamline operations in law enforcement. One of the most popular today is AI software that generates police...
The State of AI in Law Enforcement Records: 2025 Snapshot
September 4th, 2025 Download Article (PDF) Introduction: A New Era of Records Management In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the backbone of law enforcement operations—records management. Once dominated by manual data entry, siloed systems, and...