Police & their Forensics Departments

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Pro-Cloud Public Safety:

Asset Management Software for Police & their Forensics Departments

 

With a range of equipment and assets obtained throughout forensic scientific services (from evidence to sensitive scientific equipment), tracking, monitoring, and managing it all is a top priority for the efficient continuation of a service. Whether it’s as simple as tracking evidence items, keeping a catalogue of your equipment tools, or carrying out audits and running reports on an asset’s movement history – Pro-Cloud Public Safety is the ultimate forensics asset management solution.

The Challenges

There are several challenges facing the sector. Whether these issues are borne out of budget cuts, reduced staff, or an increase in workload; the obstacles that forensic teams have to overcome must be tackled to ensure they can continue their work in the most efficient manner upholding public safety across the country.

forensic evidenceFor instance, with out-of-date or sub-optimal systems, a service’s capability for stock management and tracking would be severely limited which would inevitably lead to a cumbersome backlog impacting the flow and efficiency of your day-to-day work. This impact would be significant as vital case work would slow down having a knock-on effect for procedural turnaround.

Another challenge is the lack of resources to have a fully traceable history of movement and activities for evidence audits. As we mentioned earlier, it is crucial that forensic services have intuitive and effective solutions to track and manage their inventory, assets, equipment, and evidence appropriately and efficiently. If this framework is not in place then, again, the flow of vital casework is impeded by insufficient practices and solutions – leading to long-term administrative, financial, and reputational problems.

If not tackled correctly, all of these issues build up and form a major roadblock for the continual effective execution of police duties and forensic work. This roadblock strains the frameworks and systems already in place, it leads to vital tasks and processes being missed or overlooked and over time stands in the way of carrying out insightful and detailed reports and audits.

The Solution – Forensics Asset Management Software

Pro-Cloud Public Safety is our cloud-based asset management, tasks and servicing, and reporting software solution. The solution was designed and built with the emergency services and public safety sector in mind. Coming equipped with a wide range of innovative and scalable modules for maximising efficiency, Pro-Cloud Public Safety gives you the tools you need to take control and transform your day-to-day operations.

We’re going to take you through a selection of our modules and show you how they can benefit your forensics department.

This module forms the base of Pro-Cloud Public Safety and allows you to track and trace every registered asset in your inventory through every step of its lifecycle, giving you full visibility and traceability from day one.

Whether it’s a QR code, an NFC tag, or one of our temperature-resistant RFID labels (perfect for climate-controlled environments), every single registered asset will be visible to you and you can access a suite of information pertaining to each and every one. This includes movement history, specifications, and more.

Pro-Cloud Public Safety’s Catalogue feature provides you with a comprehensive register of everything in your inventory from internal IT assets to vital forensic equipment and evidence items. With just a few clicks you can access all the information relevant to an asset which includes its cost/value, detailed product information, and any linked CTEs (Close Technical Equivalent).

Utilise and visualise your data with just a few clicks in our Business Intelligence Reporting Module. This feature allows you to generate detailed and insightful reports. Powered by Microsoft, the BI feature of our platform makes reporting and data visualisation simple with just a few clicks.

Do you already have a business-critical software system in place that requires integration with an asset management solution? That isn’t an issue with Pro-Cloud Public Safety. Our configurable API allows you to integrate Pro-Cloud Public Safety with your existing solutions. Let’s say you already have a financial management system in place but this system falls short when it comes to reporting and auditing your financial data. Integrating Pro-Cloud Public Safety as a back-end solution enables streamlined system communication and for you to visualise this reporting data in a variety of supported formats for both internal and external auditing purposes.

This is just one example of how you can integrate Pro-Cloud Public Safety into your existing processes and workflows to maximise efficiencies and optimise day-to-day management.

In Summary

In order to ensure that evidence, forensic equipment, and your internal assets are accounted for, tracked properly, and managed across every level of your organisation, the Pro-Cloud Public Safety software platform is the ultimate solution.

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To find out more about Pro-Cloud and what it can do for your forensics team, contact our Business Development department.

E: enquiries@csseurope.co.uk

S: sales@csseurope.co.uk

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