CHARLESTON (WV) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - RECORDS SYSTEM EVALUATION - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 34635
• Author(s): L R WALTON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 48 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-003-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Justice Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS EVALUATION REPORT, DATED APRIL 1976, REVIEWS THE EXISTING RECORDS SYSTEM AND PROPOSES A MODIFIED SYSTEM FOR THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS STAFFED BY 174 SWORN OFFICERS AND 25 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

Abstract

THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVES AN ESTIMATED 65,250 PERSONS WHO LIVE IN A 28.7 SQUARE MILE AREA. AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THIS STUDY WAS INITIATED. THE ANALYSES AND RESULTS OF THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, OBSERVATIONS OF RECORDKEEPING PROCEDURES, REVIEW OF WORK DOCUMENTS AND FORMS, EXAMINATION OF STATISTICAL REPORTS, AND A REVIEW OF RECORDS CURRENTLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE VARIOUS RECORDS FORM USED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE INDIVIDUALLY DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MODIFICATION OR CONTINUED USE OF EACH FORM ARE PROVIDED. APPENDIX A OUTLINES A PROPOSED RECORDS SYSTEM FOR CHARLESTON WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FORMS NEEDED AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CROSS REFERENCES NECESSARY.