• case management
• case management software (CMS) Police officers make the arrests and collect the evidence, while prosecutors present cases in court. Doing this properly requires sophisticated case management tools. Today’s investigations are complex and include volumes of forensic and digital information. Officers need a tool that organizes case data in a central location. Police use case management software (CMS) to store and retrieve documents, such as witness statements, complaints, suspect interviews and more; locate and manage audio and video files; track physical evidence; manage incoming tips and leads; develop and understand connections across incidents and cases; manage workflow; produce case reports; and more. A web-based CMS helps agencies shorten processing time for investigations, comply with federal and state regulations, detect emerging trends and manage risk, simplify and automate processes, boost productivity, increase data quality and better manage evidence. CMS also help officers connect cases. When Clovis, California, experienced a rash of burglaries in 2017, crime analysts suspected a serial burglar at work. Officers entered the details of each burglary into the CMS, identifying the suspect and his vehicle, which led to his arrest for 40 separate incidents. 42 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 43
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