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Crime Information Database

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The 'Crime Information Database' (CID) is a completely new database of six key crime categories, accessible via POINT and Lotus Notes (PEN). The CID represents a significant development of the 'Crime Bulletin', which has been a popular Force-wide Noticeboard for crime officers to post crime notices and/or crime alerts. The full implementation of the CID will be realised in three phases.

The Force-wide deployment of the CID will provide, for the first time, an accessible Force wide database that will allow officers throughout the Territory the ability to share crime data (six key reported crimes), images of suspects, and MO characteristics to offer comparative case analysis based on offender and offence details.

Phase One of CID (June) provides the tools to facilitate more effective information sharing for six categories of key crimes throughout the Force. Its new features are :

* standardised data and image input template

* advanced search capabilities

* enhanced printing formats

* automatic generation of Crime Case Flyers

* controlled access via Lotus Notes (PEN) and 'E-Services Log-on' (POINT)

Phase Two of CID (October) will provide an automated system where crime reports created in CIS are automatically uploaded to the CID removing the need to manually input text data. Along with the automation will come daily autonomous updating of the CID providing ever better search capabilities of primary case data.

Phase Three of CID (March 2006) will provide each Crime Bureau, Region Crime HQ and District Crime HQ in the Force with dedicated video capture facilities for creating still images from commercially available analogue CCTV systems- this is an extension to the KE pilot.

'Crime Information Database' on Lotus Notes (available to crime users via their PEN accounts to create new case details)