WENATCHEE (WA) POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CHELAN COUNTY (WA) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - RECORD SYSTEM CONSOLIDATION FEASIBILITY STUDY - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 38916
• Author(s): R F INGRAM
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 16 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

DATED JANUARY 1977, THIS REPORT PRESENTS RESULTS OF A STUDY WHICH DETERMINED TO WHAT EXTENT THE RECORDS SYSTEMS SHOULD BE CONSOLIDATED AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THAT LEVEL OF CONSOLIDATION.

Abstract

THE WENATCHEE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH A SWORN STRENGTH OF 43 OFFICERS, SERVES A POPULATION OF 17,000. THE CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERVES A POPULATION OF 41,000 LOCATED IN A 2,926 SQUARE MILE AREA. THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT WAS DESIGNED TO STUDY THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE INFORMATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AUTOMATED AND CONSOLIDATED RECORDS SYSTEM; TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND TO EXAMINE METHODS AND APPROACHES BY WHICH TO ACCOMPLISH THE CONSOLIDATION. THE TWO RECORDS SYSTEMS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND GENERALLY TO BE OPERATING EFFECTIVELY; HOWEVER, SOME COMMON PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. A LONG RANGE RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CITY/COUNTY BUILDING WITH A CONSOLIDATED RECORDS UNIT. IN ADDITION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY AND COUNTY DEVELOP POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR THEIR MANUAL SYSTEMS, DESIGN A MICROFILMING SYSTEM, AND DESIGN AND PURCHASE AN AUTOMATED INDEXING SYSTEM WITH THE CAPABILITY OF STORING OTHER DATA.