investigation management

It delivers an intelligent secure database for any type of organisation that has a need to investigate incidents, allegations or any type of criminal activity.

The system has been designed using our extensive knowledge

of law enforcementprocesses gained by delivering software solutions to support UK Police Forces. Working closely with criminal investigators has ensured that Crimson fits the needs of the modern investigator.

From complex investigations to straightforward lower level crime management Crimson will support every stage of the investigative process.

Fully compliant with current UK disclosure legislation and best practice, investigators will quickly begin to see the benefits of using such a flexible investigative management system.

Crimson? Crimson?What Who can use

The fundamental principles behind managing an investigation are the same irrespective of the organisation or size of team. The flexibility of Crimson coupled with ease of use allows investigators to quickly learn how to enter, retrieve and make sense of information held in the database.

The flexibility of Crimson allows the customer to decide the best fit for their organisation.

Crimson is an investigation management system designed to support investigators working in the public and private sector.

Public sector• AllUKPoliceForces• AnyotherUKlawenforcementorganisation• LocalGovernment

Private sector Alargenumberofcommercialorganisationscouldsee significant benefits from using investigation management software particularly those involved in:

• CorporateSecurityandBrandIntegrity• LossPrevention• InternalInvestigations• Fraud• PrivateInvestigationsandProsecutions

Crimson has been designed for use with:

In addition to the standard functionality Crimson provides additional features designed with the investigator in mind.

Acentraldatabaseisprovidedtorecorddetails of persons, organisations, vehicles, addresses and telephone data stored independently but linked to the incident or investigation. This provides a simple but effective way to identify and create multiple links between different sources of information.

Other features include:• Configurableintegrationwithemailforthe

electronic allocation of tasks/actions• Attachmentofdocumentsorother

electronic media created outside of the application.ForexampleMSWord,PDF,MSExcel,RTFandHTMLfiles.

• Thecreationofnon-standardCrimsonforms using customer templates.

Crimson is a series of investigative modules used individually or as a complete seamless solution. it provides customers with greater choice and flexibility when deciding the most appropriate way to support their investigative resources.

Choice Flexibility+

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investigation management

intelligence

incidentrecording

Case preparation

overview

incident recording•Detailsofcomplaint/

allegation•Progressnotes•Incidentoutcome

investigation management• InvestigativeSummary• Action/Taskallocation•RecordingofPersons,

addresses, telephones, vehicles and organisations

•Recordingexhibitsanddocuments

•WitnessStatements•Documentmanagement•SurveillanceLogs

intelligence •Therecordingand

management of intelligence in accordance with the

National Intelligence Model•Recordingdisseminationto

other agencies•Restrictingaccessto

sensitive intelligence•RiskAssessmentof

intelligence as required

Case Preparation•Disclosureassessments

across all record types (England,WalesandScotland)

•Creationofcourtdocumentation (output to MSWordorPDF)

•Caseprogressionandfinaloutcome

The 4 key elements of investigation are catered for:

Crimson is a fully web based solution that can be installed on an organisation’s network or externally as a hosted service. This offers greater flexibility in how the solution is deployed to the end user.

ByusingCrimson,paper-basedfilesystemsandad-hocdatabaseswillbecomeathingofthepast.Acentral database with a variety

of access levels means users have instant access to the information they need at the click of a button.

The management of the investigation from start to finish, utilising the disclosure facility and the automation of case papers will significantly reduce the amount of time taken on administration.

WPCSoftwareLimitedisanestablishedproviderofinformationtechnology solutions, designing and developing complex Microsoft Windows and Web based applications, as well as offeringafullrangeofITconsultancyservices.DatabasessupportedincludeOracleandSQLServer.

Establishedin1992,WPCisnowseenasa‘trail-blazer’initsparticular field of information technology. With a focus on the public sector, our knowledge and experience of that market has allowed us to deliver new technologies.

Our emphasis is on providing products that add value, offering strongpost-salessupportand,crucially,theabilitytodeliverprojects on time and within budgets.

WPC’scustomersincludeover90%ofpoliceforcesintheUKas well as local authorities, fire & rescue services and private companies.AreascoveredbyWPCproductsvaryfromfirearmsand liquor licensing to vehicle recovery and vetting management.

Other operational products include:• COMPACT–MissingPersonsCaseManagement• CATS–ChildProtection,DomesticAbuse&VulnerableAdults• AssetManager–CovertEquipmentManagement• Lynx-Fire–FireInvestigationSystem•GroundManager–FootballIntelligenceandGroundSafety• Core-DMS-DocumentManagementSystem

•Aflexiblesystem,whichcan be tailored to your investigative or operational requirements.

•Affordablealternativeto existing investigation management systems.

•Minimaltrainingrequiredto use all areas of the database reducing abstraction costs

•Easytousefullyauditabledatabase with access to user logs.

Crimson?

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For more information about Crimson and other WPC products and services:

email: info@wpcsoft.com or call us on 0117 908 1484

investigation management