Civilian Academy Week 5 RecordsPolice Reports
Documentation of
Arrests
Citations
Collisions
Investigations
Registrations
Vehicle impounds
Records unit responsibility
Data entry
Packaging
Routing
Mailing
Updating
Archiving
Public Records Act
Requests from the media and the public
Receive
Review
Redact
Release
Record
Balance between transparency
and public safety
Front Counter
Answer questions
Offer guidance
Release vehicles
Take payments
request officer response
distribute mail
deliver notices
issue permits
process subpoenas
refer to outside agencies
live scan applicants
and more
Reporting and statistics
Complie, validate, and distribute data
mandated reporting to FBI and DOJ
monthly and annual reports
Requests form public
Location history
press log
arrest log
In-house requests
city council updates
patrol strategy
Property Room
Protect the chain of custody
Evidence items
property for safekeeping
found property
Provide evidence for us
Invesitgators
Attorneys
court
forensic laboratories
Purge or release evidence
court adjudication
statute of limitations
Discovery
Provide copies to prosecutors and defense attorneys
Exact, complete copies of the original police reports, recordings, photos, etc