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EDP (ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING) AT THE SWEDISH POLICE BOARD

NCJ Number
14813
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
13 pages
Annotation
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING (EDP) TO POLICE, JUDICIAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AT THE SWEDISH NATIONAL POLICE BOARD.
Abstract
THE POLICE APPLICATIONS ARE CRIME REPORTING, CRIME INVESTIGATION, DESCRIPTIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS, FINGERPRINTING, SUSPECT PERSONS, WANTED PERSONS AND VEHICLES, ALARM DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPATCHING. THE JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT CONVICTED AND SUSPECTED CRIMINALS, AND IS UPDATED WITH DATA FROM COURTS, PUBLIC PROSECUTORS, POLICE, AND CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES. THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS ARE BUDGET CONTROL, TRAVEL EXPENSES, PAYROLL, PERSONNEL INFORMATION, VEHICLE COSTS, AND INVENTORY CONTROL. THE BASIC TECHNICAL DATA OF THE EDP SYSTEM ARE ALSO GIVEN.