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26 LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY MAY 2017 www.officer.com S C H O O L A N D C A M P U S S A F E T Y C ampus police agencies have many of the same needs for effective response to incidents as those of their neigh- boring municipal police departments, however, they also have special state and federal requirements for report- ing crimes and incidents occurring on campus that make their records manage- ment system (RMS) needs more special- ized. When it comes to keeping records of incidents and calls for service, many college and university police departments have gone electronic. An electronic RMS has been proven to help school-affiliated agencies minimize costs, become more efficient in inves- tigations, update student rosters, aid in transparency and much moreāall while allowing them to prioritize campus safety. Allow investigators to move faster The Alamo Colleges Police Department pro- vides safety and security for about 100,000 students and 5,300 faculty and staff for the Alamo Colleges District, a huge network of five community colleges in San Antonio and Universal City, Texas. The school used a manual RMS until 2007, then switched to an electronic system provided by Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Crimestar Corporation, which integrates multiple reporting processes, cap- tures and stores details on a variety of law enforcement documents including accident reports, citations, field interviews, incident/ Electronic Records Management Systems Help Agencies Keep Campuses Safe How several campus law enforcement agencies integrated software to save both time and money. by Robert Galvin