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COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDS FOR THE RAMSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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<br />BACKGROUND:
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<br />~.,ith th~.:, l"oll,::,w£ng p,::,pulatX,::,n pr,::,.)¢-_,ctic, r~s: tl-~r,::,u..gh 19'.:)-*.'.
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<br />Currently the d~)par'tment has ten (10) ~.wc, rn officers ~..a Chief, eight Patr,::,l
<br />Officers and c, ne Investigator) and two [lerical persons. A study was done~
<br />using the Ir',ternationa] AsE:.c,c~a'ti,::,n ,::,f Chief~i:. ,::,f Police fc:,rmu].a ff:,::,r
<br />manpow~.)r needs and i'L: was determined ~hat the fc, l lowir'~g are needs fc, r
<br />patr,z,] c,f'ficers in the years fr,::,m J. 992 'bhr,::,ugh !997:
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<br />iF, 17S~2 there were 766S Initial Cc, mplaint Reports ICR) generated. An ICR
<br />is comprised of c, ne dc, ub].e-sided sheet of paper.~ 8 ~/2 by 1i inches.~
<br />c,:,ntaining infnrmatic, n relating t,", a complaint or request f,z,r service and
<br />is generated by officers or clerical persc, ns in respc, nse to a variety ,::,f
<br />needs. These can be citizen complaints c,r requests fc, r pc, lice related
<br />services, citizen requests for information or requests for service that
<br />were f,--,und to, be nc, n-pc, lice related. They can also, be generated by officer
<br />acti,_-,r',s c,r c, bservations as we,].], as clerical or administratic, n actions.
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<br />While the majc, rity c,f ICR's are complete in the single sheet ,:,f paper and
<br />only abc, ut..~,./5th c,f th--.,t~, sheet ~..=._. cc, mpris, ed ,::,-~ pure narrative.~ many ,_,-'~,
<br />tl-,c, se ICR~ dc, I-,ave supplemental reports that rLtF, f~,Dm c, ne page. to,, in s,:,me
<br />instances, five pages. There als,:, are a variety c,f documents attached to
<br />the ICR and are part ,:,f the case file. These range from a copy of a
<br />citation to, booking sheets; from tow sheets to Implied Consent and
<br />Revc, cation fc, rms; Cr,:,m insurance compan,/ requests to, lists c,f stolen
<br />property and many ,:,~hers.
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<br />The projections for ICR's fc, r 1992 through 1997 fo, l low:
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<br />'-2S'2 76E, B
<br />9'B3 8200
<br />994 8800
<br />'B95 9400
<br />996, 10,000
<br />997 10,600
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<br />(actual )
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