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BUFFALO GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TECHNICAL SERVICES
The mission of the Technical Services Division is to ensure that the police department has stable and current technologies that make the daily tasks of police staff safer and more efficient. These technologies include wireless modems, squad computers, squad video cameras, CCTV, VHF radio, and the management of public safety software and databases. Technical Services is also responsible for managing all technology-based projects that include soft- ware implementation and training, records management, communications, and hardware upgrades.
In 2022, Technical Services began planning
the purchase and implementation of Axon Body Worn Cameras in response to Illinois legislature enforcing all police agencies to utilize officer-worn body cameras. This process included establishing a committee comprised of employees throughout the village, ensuring a more successful deployment. Committee members include police officers of all ranks, records personnel, Information Technology, Building Maintenance, Central Garage, and
the Finance Department.
Other 2022 projects and processes include:
› Fully implementing FBI’s NIBRS (National Incident- Based Reporting System), which Illinois recently adopted. This reporting system is more detailed and based on each incident, unlike the previous “summary reporting system,” UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting).
› Ongoing updating, testing, training, and implementing changes to Motorola Premier One Records Manage- ment and Mobile/CAD systems, which went live in March 2021. This includes monthly meetings with the other eleven Northwest Central Dispatch agencies, and in-person workshops.
› Successfully completing the police department’s 24th cycle of FBI CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) security audit.
› Transitioning the police department to a long-awaited update to statewide Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), which provides electronic access to criminal justice repositories such as the Secretary of State and FBI criminal records.
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