GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY (WA) - POLICE RECORDS SYSTEM DESIGN - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 31341
• Author(s): J E ANGELL
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 57 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT OF A PROJECT TO DESIGN AN IMPROVED RECORDS SYSTEM WITH RECOMMENDED FORMS AND PURGE INFORMATION FOR A COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONSISTING OF 37 INDIVIDUALS SERVING A POPULATION OF 60,100 IN A 2,500 SQUARE MILE AREA.

Abstract

THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TASK WAS BASED PRIMARILY ON OBSERVATION OF RECORDS FACILITIES, FILES, AND REPORT PREPARATION AND PROCESSING; AND INTERVIEWS WITH EMPLOYEES FAMILIAR WITH CURRENT PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING AREAS: MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE, REPORTING SYSTEM, FILES, REPORT PREPARATION AND PROCESSING, AND FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS. THE RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS IS DISCUSSED ALONG WITH A PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT IN OCTOBER OF 1975.