Learning Objectives

• The student will understand the reasons that good record keeping is critical to law enforcement.
• The student will understand the concept of operator security, including the concepts of right to know and need to know.
• The student will understand the purpose of record management systems (RMSs), jail management systems (JMSs) and evidence management systems (EMSs) and how they generally work.
• The student will understand the impact of concepts like the Freedom of Information Act on police records.
• The student will be introduced to the concept of digital images in law enforcement.