BATS Features and Benefits
BATS is the future of arson and explosives case data management.
- BATS is the only system designed to capture this information and share it with police officers, bomb technicians, and fire investigators across the nation.
- BATS is web-based, available around the clock.
- BATS contains powerful tools for trend analysis and searching for similarities in motives, device components, and potential suspects.
- BATS delivers up-to-date arson and explosives advisories.
- BATS contains an Investigative Resources Library featuring an array of documents related to arson/explosives investigations and prosecutions.
- BATS is loaded with features designed to meet the specific needs of your arson and explosives investigative community.
- BATS users can easily transfer their information to/from their existing records management system.
- Without BATS, you'll spend hours manually writing your reports. However with BATS, you'll be amazed how easily you can “point & click” to create a variety of custom reports such as those needed to justify your budget and keep track of your investigations.
- BATS is continually updated in response to your needs, concerns and requests.
- ATF and the USBDC provide BATS to you at no cost.
BATS was developed by you and for you. You run BATS! The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC) simply keep it running. BATS is the first place you should go during your arson and explosives investigation. Without it, you'll waste precious time trying to locate other cases containing similar characteristics. But with BATS, this information is available with the click of the mouse.