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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...
7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting a CAD/RMS Vendor
Article PDF FEBRUARY 2021 There are 7 costly project mistakes which when avoided, can save your department years of headaches, unnecessary costs, and clouds on your career which can follow you until the day you retire. Being associated with a project that fails or a...
Crime Stats and the Hidden Unknown: Overreporting
December 2020 Ed Claughton, PresidentPRI Management Group Print PDF There is often a hidden unknown, lurching in the background of many police department’s crime statistics that lives on in infamy once outed from the shadows, usually at the most inopportune and...
The Use and Abuse of the Almighty Police Case #
October 2020 Print PDF Used and abused. That is how the common police case number often feels. Pulled too often, used when it shouldn’t be. The case number serves a key purpose in two areas of law enforcement: records management and crime reporting. Records Management...