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TORRINGTON (CT) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - POLICE RECORDS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

NCJ Number
35352
Author(s)
L R WALTON
Date Published
1976
Length
50 pages
Annotation
THIS RECORD SYSTEM ANALYSIS WAS CARRIED OUT FOR THE TORRINGTON (CT) POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHOSE 68 PERSONNEL (62 SWORN) SERVE 33,000 PERSONS ON 40 SQUARE MILES, AND IS DATED JULY, 1976.
Abstract
THE PRESENT RECORDS SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SERIES OF SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT REPORT FORMS USED TO FILE FIELD INCIDENTS. THE INFORMATION ON THE FORMS IS DUPLICATIVE AS ARE THE FILING PROCEDURES. SIMPLIFIED RECORDS FORMS AND PROCEDURES ARE RECOMMENDED AND DESCRIBED.