OLETC News Releases

April 5, 2005

Local PD Tests New Innovative Law Enforcement Technology

The Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization (OLETC), is a program of the National Institute of Justice’s Office of Science and Technology located in Wheeling, WV. OLETC assists in the commercialization of innovative technology for use by the law enforcement and corrections community. OLETC is now testing one of these technologies in the Martins Ferry Police Department. Chief Barry Carpenter is overseeing the evaluation of the Presynct Report Network at this time.

The Presynct Report Network is a Records Information System (RIS) that does more than just manage records. The Presynct RIS creates, processes, distributes, stores, archives, and instantly retrieves records. Presynct utilizes existing department incident forms in their software so that officers and supervisors are creating and approving incident reports that look and feel the same – except they’re in digital format on a computer screen instead of paper format on the desk. The Presynct RIS is built on non-proprietary, standards-based technology that is scalable to individual departments. Presynct can be integrated with officer training and operations quality control. (Such a system provides not only paperless reporting and documentation, but street level officers and supervisors can have real-time electronic access to all departmental general orders and guidelines to ensure proper and consistent operational response to any situation.)

This technology is priced to meet most agency budget constraints. The feedback provided by the Martins Ferry Police Department is key in determining the effectiveness of the product actually working with the officers. Presynct has been installed in Martins Ferry, OH since November 2004. OLETC sends prototypes of various law enforcement and corrections technology out to local and national departments for evaluation year round.