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NCJ Number:
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NCJ 183468
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Title:
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Northeast Gang Information System: Description of the System and Lessons Learned
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Author(s):
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Lenny Pitts
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Corporate Author:
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Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) United States
Xerox Corporation United States
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Project Director:
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Clifford L. Karchmer
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Date Published:
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10/1999 |
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Page Count:
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15 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Grant Number:
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96-LB-VX-K007 |
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Sale Source:
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Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 930 Washington, DC 20036 United States |
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Document:
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PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Program/project description/evaluations |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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This report desribes the reasons for establishing the Northeast Gang Information System (NEGIS), details how NEGIS works and presents lessons learned from the experience. |
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Abstract:
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The goal of NEGIS is to provide State and local police officials comprehensive, high-quality information on gangs, gang members and their movements and alleged criminal offenses. The NEGIS component databases are as follows: Electronic Messaging, including secure e-mail and a file attachment feature that allows participants to send and receive pictures (mugshots, photos of tattoos or graffiti, etc.) and documents; Law Enforcement Directory; Reference Library; Leads Database; and Criminal Intelligence Database. No matter where data are entered, they flow quickly throughout the entire system. Key lessons learned in the implementation of NEGIS include: (1) Top-level commitment is essential; (2) Intelligence is a critical, central feature; (3) Consensus is the best basis for decision making; (4) Key investigative staff must remain available for system maintenance; (5) Tradeoffs between system costs and security should be analyzed early in the implementation process; (6) Compliance with 28 Code of Federal Regulations requires special attention; (7) Converting records and files consumes much time; and (8) Careful vendor selection pays off. Table, figure, appendix |
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Main Term(s):
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Police/ |
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Index Term(s):
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Automated police information systems ; Intelligence acquisition ; Information systems ; Information processing ; Computers ; Technology ; Information dissemination ; Confidential records access ; Gangs |
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Note:
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Dataset may be archived by the NIJ Data Resources Program at the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=183468
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