On report writing: who is “this officer…”?

PRI Management Group August 2016 It’s 2016 and we’re still talking about police reports written in the 3rd person.  After reading literally thousands upon thousands of police reports in our work as police records consultants and auditors, we’ve seen...

Is Records Management Taken Seriously At Your Agency?

Edward Claughton July 2012 Print .pdf Is your police records unit undervalued? Are the employees who work there appreciated? Is the records management function one that is taken seriously? If not, then it’s time to take an inventory of this important area of...

Are your crime stats accurate?

PRI Management Group Print .pdf Yes, crime stats and UCR are two very different things (more on that in a minute) and now more than ever it’s time to be sure yours are correct.  Has the media knocked on your door yet?  Have your numbers been called into question...

Police records accuracy and efficiency

PRI Management Group Print .PDF When police departments produce crime statistics which are inaccurate, whether through UCR or in-house reports, the impact can be felt on various levels (that is if the inaccuracy is discovered). Questions may come from the public,...