There are a lot of forms to fill out when making an arrest. Often these forms require the same information—name, date of birth, address. Electronic forms eliminate the need to manually fill out each form.
Officers can enter the information once and copy it onto other forms. Once complete, the forms can be electronically routed to those who need them—the jail, if an officer is bringing someone in, or other law enforcement staff to report incidents or arrests.
Electronic forms eliminate the need to print and fax forms, increasing the quality and timeliness of communication.
Each month more than 6,000 electronic forms—incident reports, tow sheets, arrest reports, vehicle theft reports— are created by communities in the Criminal Justice Information Integration Network.