Ventura County Grand Jury
• 2002-2003
• Agency Response
Response to:
Police Information Systems within Ventura County
MAR 2 8 2003 Office of the Presiding Judge March 26,2003 Honorable Bruce A. Clark Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F4, F5
Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
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RMS and CAD within the County represent a heterogeneous mix of technology. The complexity, variety of technical features and organizational interfaces make it . difficult to compare systems directly. (See Table 1)
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
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The Sheriff and Police Chiefs charter a working group composed of crime analysts, sworn officers (from gang and street crime task forces) and technical specialists to identify the conceptual design of a data warehouse for Countywide police information. (C-1, (2-2, C-3, C-4)
F2
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Some RMS and CAD systems within the County are very advanced (e.g., Ventura and Simi Valley). Some are not. The Sheriff maintains KMS and CAD support to the five cities with which he has a contract to provide police services. Thee cities are Ojai, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Cmarillo and Fillmore.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
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The County Information Technology Department should provide technical support to the working group to evaluate the cost and technical characteristics of such a data warehouse. (C-4)
F3
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Due to their size and budgetary constraints the smaller cities have relatively less sophisticated systems. .F-4. Some RMS and CAD systems are designed to work together and minimize redundant information entry, Other RMS/CAD systems are stand-alone and may not share data easily, if at all.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
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The Sheriff and Police Chiefs evaluate this conceptual design and if appropriate: A Pursue a federal grant to expand the Ventura County Integrated Justice System to include a data warehouse to also contain City RMS and CAD data. (C-3) B. Make as part of the grant the acquisition oft wo integrated RMS/CAD systems for small departments that would be compatible with the data warehouse, 3 GRAND JURY 03/18/2003 b4:36 FAX 8054771810 These systems would replace the current CAD and RMS systems operational in Port Hueneme and Santa Paula. (C-3)
F6
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There have been significant recent investments by larger police agencies in communications and information technology.( See Table 3 ,)
No recommendations for this finding
F7
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The newer CADIRMS systems provide a significant capability to improve police responsiveness.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
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The VCJTS provides a successful model for technical cooperation among justice agencies throughout the County,
No recommendations for this finding
F9
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The networked nature of the VCJIS provides a technical basis for developing a data warehouse of shared public safety information across the County. GRAND JUHY 03/18/2003 14335 FAX 8054771610
No recommendations for this finding
F10
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Criminal activities do not respect jurisdictional boundaries. In response to this fact, public safety agencies have estabtished rnulti agency task forces to respond to specific issues such as illegal drug sales and criminal gangs. F11, Crime analysts and working officers have had to depend on informal contacts to access requisite information in multiple jurisdictions in order to develop a County wide view of specific criminal activities. Conclusions c-1. In Ventura County, cross-jurisdictionali nformation on criminal activities is difficult to gather and evaluate due to the variety ofc omputer and software systems used to store police information. (F- 1, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-5, F-6, F-7, F-8, F- 9, F-10,F -11) c-2. Dispatch systems are central to any police agency. Considering this centrality, jurisdictional issues and recent investments it is not feasible to pursue a common system across the County at this h e .( F-2,F -6, F-7) c-3. In order to share data across the County a networked data warehouse may be the best alternative in dealing with these disparate information systems. (F-9) (2-4. In order to address infomation sharing across the County it is necessary to involve both Public Safety personnel a well as specialists in information and communication systems. (F- 1, F-2,F -9) c-5. GPS tracking technology is available but not completely utilized, (F-5) Recommendations
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 5c-1. In Ventura County, cross-jurisdictionali nformation on criminal activities is difficult to gather and evaluate due to the variety ofc omputer and software systems used to store police information. (F- 1, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-5, F-6, F-7, F-8, F- 9, F-10,F -11) c-2. Dispatch systems are central to any police agency. Considering this centrality, jurisdictional issues and recent investments it is not feasible to pursue a common system across the County at this h e .( F-2,F -6, F-7) c-3. In order to share data across the County a networked data warehouse may be the best alternative in dealing with these disparate information systems. (F-9) (2-4. In order to address infomation sharing across the County it is necessary to involve both Public Safety personnel a well as specialists in information and communication systems. (F- 1, F-2,F -9) c-5. GPS tracking technology is available but not completely utilized, (F-5)
Commendations 1
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CM1 Page 6The Grand Jury commends the Sheriff, District Attorney, Public Defender, Probation Officer and the Court Executive Officer for their enlightened cooperation in the development and support ofV entura County Integrated Justice System. The Grand Jury commends the crime analysts and working officers who have developed informal working relationships in sister agencies in order to make up for the lack of an integrated view of criminal activities across Ventura County.