In This Issue Feb 2017
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Records News
FL considers records exemption for witnesses to homicides

 

OH Supreme Court rules police video is public record

MO police union sues department over records 

 
PD sued for removing critical Facebook comments 
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Got an RMS that isn't used as it should be?

Investment in a records management system can range from as low as  $35,000 for a very small agency up to millions for a large one.  So with this expenditure, why do so many agencies not use the system as it should be?  Does your agency utilize all of the RMS features? Worse yet, are you printing reports from the system and filing them as standard practice? STOP! TODAY! Such a practice is a complete waste of time, energy and money. 

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Body-worn Camera Records: Law, Policy, Practice
Wayne, NJ March 23-24
 
The management and dissemination of BWC recordings is a rather, albeit unnecessarily, contentious issue in public safety. Whether or not the video shall be released according to the law is one matter while the decision to voluntarily release it is another. These issues are often conflated with the preservation of videos as "evidence"- a separate matter altogether from public records law. In this 2 day course, in-depth practical information including legal requirements and best practices combined with a hands-on policy development exercise will be provided by subject matter experts from law enforcement. 

 St. Augustine, FL March 1
Vandalia, OH March 24
Concord, CA April 20
Culver City, CA May 10
 
Learn what the law requires. Is it a record or is it evidence? How long should evidence be kept? What about the records associated with the case? When the court sends a letter saying the evidence can be destroyed, should it be?

Orlando, FL April 4

This is a hands-on course and participants will need to bring their own laptop with Excel 2010 or higher.  Sample data files, reports, and other materials used in the training will be provided.

This course provides a working knowledge of crime analysis and some ways your agency can implement basic crime analysis on a shoestring budget.  The task of providing statistics often falls to records or communications personnel.

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Does your agency still sign forms with a pen?
Does your District Attorney's office tell you they have to have the "original"? Are you scanning agency forms? Does your agency believe a new CAD/RMS system means going paperless?

But...what about all that other paper including leave slips, memos, affidavits, bonds, OT forms, statements, watch orders, inventory forms, qualifications forms, rosters, booking sheets, property forms, warrants, etc? Are they on paper? Are they electronic but getting printed out, signed and scanned? Scanning should be done for retrieval of records- not storing them! Don't scan just to get rid of paper. There's a better way to do it.

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