Technical
Services employees include the Records Management
Section, Property and Evidence Section, Crime
Analysis Unit, and Information Technology (IT)
Records
Management Section
The Records
Management Section of the Technical Services Bureau
is responsible for several functions including the
dissemination of reports,
the collection of various service fees, and monthly
statistical reports. During 2006, this section
processed over 19,000 police reports, approximately
11,000 supplements, validated over 800 ACJIS entries, and accepted
approximately $63,000 in service fees. Records
Management is also the section that generates the
City's UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) crime
statistics, historically used by all law enforcement
agencies as a benchmark to determine crime rates.
Property and
Evidence Section
The Property
and Evidence Section accomplishes all processing,
data entry, storing and maintenance of all
evidentiary, safekeeping, and found property
received by Police Department personnel. During
2006, this section processed over 12,000 items and
destroyed or released approximately 6,000 of those
items. The Property Section is also responsible for
the lawful disposal of property. Most firearms and
all narcotics are destroyed and currency is counted
by two employees in an effort to ensure accuracy of
funds accepted. To ensure integrity of the Property
and Evidence Section, inspections are conducted
semi-annually by the section supervisor with an
additional two audits annually as determined by the
Chief of Police.
Information
Technology
The Department IT Analyst assigned to the Technical Services Bureau
acts as the agency’s liaison to the City’s Information Technology Department.
In addition, the Department IT Analyst is responsible for the maintenance and
operation of the Department’s Mobile Data Computer (MDC’s) system which consist
of laptops in every patrol car for the purpose of receiving call dispatch
information as well as State/FBI responses to wants and warrants checks.
Other Department IT Analyst duties include general assistance and troubleshooting
of the Department’s 150+ personal computers, research of applications and new technology,
and implementation of specialty applications. The IT Analyst is also responsible for
coordinating the deployment and training of all new technological projects such as the
automated online briefing system, the Coplink data sharing program, MDC mapping, wireless
report writing, document imaging, electronic ticketing, wireless connectivity, and the MCSO
automated booking system.
Crime
Analysis
The Peoria Police Department’s Crime Analysis Unit
is comprised of one full-time crime analyst. The unit performs all three types of
Crime Analysis: Tactical, Strategic, and
Administrative.
Learn more about Crime
Analysis...
The Records
Management Section of the Technical Services Bureau
is responsible for several functions including the
dissemination of reports,
the collection of various service fees, and monthly
statistical reports. During 2006, this section
processed over 19,000 police reports, approximately
11,000 supplements, validated over 800 ACJIS entries, and accepted
approximately $63,000 in service fees. Records
Management is also the section that generates the
City's UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) crime
statistics, historically used by all law enforcement
agencies as a benchmark to determine crime rates. 
The Property
and Evidence Section accomplishes all processing,
data entry, storing and maintenance of all
evidentiary, safekeeping, and found property
received by Police Department personnel. During
2006, this section processed over 12,000 items and
destroyed or released approximately 6,000 of those
items. The Property Section is also responsible for
the lawful disposal of property. Most firearms and
all narcotics are destroyed and currency is counted
by two employees in an effort to ensure accuracy of
funds accepted. To ensure integrity of the Property
and Evidence Section, inspections are conducted
semi-annually by the section supervisor with an
additional two audits annually as determined by the
Chief of Police.
The Department IT Analyst assigned to the Technical Services Bureau
acts as the agency’s liaison to the City’s Information Technology Department.
In addition, the Department IT Analyst is responsible for the maintenance and
operation of the Department’s Mobile Data Computer (MDC’s) system which consist
of laptops in every patrol car for the purpose of receiving call dispatch
information as well as State/FBI responses to wants and warrants checks.
Other Department IT Analyst duties include general assistance and troubleshooting
of the Department’s 150+ personal computers, research of applications and new technology,
and implementation of specialty applications. The IT Analyst is also responsible for
coordinating the deployment and training of all new technological projects such as the
automated online briefing system, the Coplink data sharing program, MDC mapping, wireless
report writing, document imaging, electronic ticketing, wireless connectivity, and the MCSO
automated booking system.