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VIRGIN ISLANDS - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - CENTRAL RECORDS, PLANNING AND RESEARCH, CRIME ANALYSIS, CORRECTIONAL RECORDS, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RECORDS ANALYSES - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

NCJ Number
34012
Author(s)
F A NEWTON
Date Published
1976
Length
30 pages
Annotation
MARCH 1976 REPORT ON A CONSULTANT'S STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN LEAA GRANT FOR A PLANNING AND RESEARCH SECTION/CRIME ANALYSIS UNIT AND THE FORMATION OF A COMPLETE CENTRALIZED RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE CONSULTANT'S ACTIVITY COVERED EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT RECORD KEEPING PROCEDURES FOR THE CENTRAL RECORDS UNIT, THE RECORD FLOW AND PROCEDURES FOR EACH ELEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THE RECORD STORAGE THAT WOULD BE MOVED TO AN OPERATIONAL CENTRAL RECORDS UNIT AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE-OF-THE ART OF CRIME ANALYSIS AND ITS EFFECT ON POLICE OPERATIONS AND OF THE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF THE PLANNING AND RESEARCH UNIT. THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE CONSULTANT'S FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION FOR EACH ELEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT (POLICE, FIRE, CORRECTIONS). APPENDED ARE A SAMPLE FORM FOR A CLEARANCE, RECLASSIFICATION, OR UNFOUNDED REPORT, COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON A REPORT WRITING MANUAL, AND STOLEN PROPERTY FILE RECOMMENDATIONS.