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COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDS FOR THE RAMSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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<br />BACKGROUND:
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<br />Th6, C'~L't;y ,::,'f Ram,.~ey has a :1.':--~"})0 pop,.~]at.~,7, n -f.~gure ,:',f approximate]':/
<br />w i e r, t I~ c. .f ,::, ~ ii. ,::,,,., 1 r-~ 9 P'::' I:.'. u ~ a t -i. ,::, r-, I::' ',- '::' .) ~:' (: t i ,::, n,~; t h ~' ,::, u g r', i 9 9 7:
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<br />1. '~i"Bq,:.: ~ ,u? ,:,,:.,E.
<br />1 9 9 3 1 d ~ 2 9 7
<br />1. 9'i~":i i 5 ~ :i. 7':3
<br />19'B' [5 16, 01 d
<br />3. '.:,"F)£; 16 ~ 706
<br />.t 9'a7 17, ii5
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<br />~urrent]y the dc.)partment ha~ ten (10) sw,:,rn ,::,f:fficers (a Chief, eight
<br />Office'rs and one Investigate, r) and twc, clerical persons. A study was dc, ne~
<br />using th6, ].nternat:Lona] As[:.c, cia'l';ion c:,f Chieft:~. ,::,'f Pc, lice fc:,~'mu].a for
<br />manpowe'r needs and i'L: was determined that the f,z, l iov~ing are needs for
<br />patrc,]. ,:,9'ficers J.n the years frc, m J. 992 thY'oLtgh J.'a97~
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<br />In 1792 tl-,ere were 766E'. Initial C,:,mplaint Rep,z, rts (lC:R) generated. An IC.R
<br />is comprised c,f c, ne double-sided sheet c,f paper: 8 I/2 by 11 inches~
<br />c,:,nta±ning inf,z, rmation relating tc, a c,:,mplaint c,r request f,z,r service and
<br />i~ generated by officers c,r cleric:at pers,:,ns in response tc, a variety ,::,f
<br />needs. These can be citizen complaints or requests for pc, lice related
<br />services, citizen requests for infc, rmatic, n ,:,r requests for serv';.ce that
<br />were found to, be nc, n-pc, lice related. They can also be generated by offi'cer
<br />acti,z,r',s c,r ,::,bservati,::,ns as well as c].eri~a! c,r administration actions.
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<br />While the majc, rity c,f ICR's are complete in tl',e single sheet ,:,f paper and
<br />only abc, ut !/Sth c,f that sheet is compr£sed c,f pure narrative~ many of
<br />thc, se ICR~ do hav~ supplemental rep,z, rts that rut, fr,z,m ,:,ne page:, to,, in sc, me
<br />instances~ five pages. There a].sc, are a variety c,f documents attached to,
<br />the ICR and are part c,f the case file. These range frc, m a copy of a
<br />citation to booking sheets; from tow sheets to Implied Consent and
<br />Revocation fc, rms; from insurance compan.~ requests to lists c,f stolen
<br />property and many others.
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<br />The projections fc, r ICR's for 1992 thr,z, ugh 1997 follow:
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<br />19'B2 7668
<br />1993 8200
<br />i 9'94 8800
<br />1995 9400
<br />1996 10, 00 0
<br />1997 10, 6C)0
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<br />(actual)
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