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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Mobile Fingerprint Identification Devices are a great
tool that can increase productivity by helping officers
identify subjects in the field. At this moment there
are 277 units deployed by PA’s police agencies.
There is no cost for the agency to acquire the unit.
The annual fee is currently $1,025.00 per unit. That
fee covers the system/device maintenance and the
required secure data connection. Additional details
about the program and the application process can
be found on the PCPA website under the Programs
and Services Tab on the top of the homepage or at
the address https://pcpa.memberclicks.net/mobile-
fingerprint-id.
Criminal Apprehension Technology
(CAT) Training
The Criminal Apprehension Technology (CAT) Training
Program is progressing on schedule.
• 3-day crime scene photography training
We have completed two training sessions so far.
This first was held in Courtdale in April, and the
second was in Hamburg in May. Additional training
courses will be scheduled at various locations in
the state to minimize the need for officers to travel.
• 41 comprehensive digital camera kits
Applications were reviewed, and thanks to better
pricing we were able to increase the award from
36 to 41 agencies. The kits are provided to the
agency’s officers when they attend the training
course.
cNet 2.0 RMS and Pre-Booking Module
I'm pleased to share that we’ve secured funding from
the PCCD’s Violence Intervention Program to support
our law enforcement efforts. A portion of this funding
will enable us to develop an
advanced analytics module
for cNet, which will allow
police agencies to better
analyze and leverage their
data. The software will
help to easily identify crime
patterns and trends while
also allowing agencies to share crime data on their
public-facing websites.
Another facet of this funding will facilitate the creation
of a pre-booking module. This will be especially
valuable for agencies that currently lack a built-in pre-
booking system in their RMS. Officers will be able to
enter data into the pre-booking module, which will
then be seamlessly transferred to booking systems,
reducing redundancy and eliminating the need to
input the same information multiple times.
Law Enforcement Justice Information
System (LEJIS)
The Law Enforcement
Justice Information
System (LEJIS) is a
data-sharing platform
that enables Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies
to access and exchange police incident records.
Designed as a data-driven pointer index system rather
than a data warehouse, LEJIS does not store police
incident reports. Instead, it provides participating
agencies with near real-time access to details about
each other’s reports, enhancing officer safety and
operational efficiency.
LEJIS supports investigative collaboration among
agencies and has been instrumental in numerous
successful cross-jurisdictional cases. Users can
swiftly determine if other departments have interacted
with an individual, property, or vehicle and can access
follow-up contact information for further inquiry. Law
enforcement officials can connect to LEJIS via their
department’s Records Management System (RMS)
or by logging into JNET.
For additional details on LEJIS, please see the LEJIS
informational video on the PAVTN or contact Chief
Thomas Medwid, Chairman of the LEJIS Steering
Committee at (215) 256-9500 or email at tmedwid@
lowersalfordtownship.org.
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