Chelsea Police Department 2012 Annual Report

Professional Standards Division The Division is comprised of the Professional Standards Division, Administrative, Crime Analysis Unit, Information Technology, the Recruitment and Training Coordinator and all civilian support Personnel. Information Technology The Information Technology Coordinators maintains the Department’s technology resources while working in conjunction with the City of Chelsea. The specialist primarily works on the troubleshooting and maintenance of the Departments computer systems. In 2012, the Department employed an entirely new booking system Also in November of 2012 the Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems (D-CJIS) changed the way our department access’ their We began building improvements systems. D-CJIS changed from the stand alone to our Employee Wellness Program. computer that all departments in the State of Massachusetts have used for many years, to a newer system. Crime Analysis Unit The evolution of law enforcement has changed over the years with adoption of greater technology bringing which has brought more capabilities and more data. The Crime Analysis Unit works in conjunction with the Departments systems and police reports performing tactical, strategic/operational, and administrative analysis supporting the work of the Chelsea Police Department. Some of the Responsibilities include conducting crime analysis (detecting crime series/ patterns, forecasting crime trends, identifying suspect/crime relationships), statistical analysis, and utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for spatial analysis of crime trends. 16

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