Greetings!    

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office, Central Records unit (and the job of police records specialists in general) was highlighted in a great news article last week in Highlands Today.  What a great tribute to those who work in the profession- please share with your Records team.  See the article here.

And how about this as an example of when RMS works the way it should: "I feel like I'm not doing something because it's so easy to do it all now," said Kay Swanson, the Beltrami County Records supervisor. "I feel like I'm missing something. But we're not. It's just that much more efficient."  Beltrami County obtained a new records management system, a decision that has proven to be a good one.  See the article here.  

Remember that members of our Institute of Police Records Management have access to actual reviews of records management systems and a whole bunch of other resources.     

Ed Claughton                                                             

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Upcoming Police Records Training Seminars 

Building a Model Police Records Section

Leesburg, FL PD December 12-13 

Managing Police Records in Louisiana

Using UCR to Compare Your Department With Others

Can a police department use UCR to compare itself with other departments?  Most certainly not.  Here's why. 

Institute of Police Records Management Update 

The Institute has a couple of new features including an updated Development Center with state resources and a survey page where you can see what other agencies are doing in records related functions.

We still need member's help with submitting sample policies and manuals for sharing with the membership.  Submit yours today!