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Successful
investiga-
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tions also require in-
formation sharing on
numerous levels.
2018 CHAMPIONS Edition
The public needs to
share information with
the police, detectives
need to share informa-
tion with each other,
and investigators need
to share case evidence
with prosecutors.
Today, these process-
es are highly ineffi-
cient and manual.
(Crime solving in the 21st century hinges on digital evidence. Hear from former Philadelphia
Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, a nationally recognized leader in law enforcement with
five decades of law enforcement service, as he discusses these challenges and shares his insights
on how the NICE Investigate digital investigation and evidence management solution can help.)
And it’s not just police departments – What’s more, while the rules for discovery
the entire justice system is reaching a haven’t changed, the volume of digital
breaking point.
evidence subject to discovery rules con-
tinues to grow.
As case files keep growing, evidence can
easily go missing, and later re-surface at As departments try to keep up with the
trial.
surge, entire cases are being derailed
over questionable disclosure practic-
es and eroding public faith in the justice
system.
The increasing complexity of police investiga-
tions is also having an effect on the bottom
line. Many departments are incurring huge
overtime costs.
NICE Investigate has earned the CJIS ACE Compliance Seal
In fact, one large agency spent close to $9
million on overtime for investigations,
just last year. It was the department’s costli-
est overtime expense.
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