Return to proactive patrolling with citizen online reporting

Return to proactive patrolling— with citizen online reporting Scotch Plains Police Department: Desk Officer Reporting System (DORS) April 23, 2020

What is the Lexis. Nexis® Desk Officer Reporting System? Lexis. Nexis® Desk Officer Reporting System is a community online reporting system which enables agencies to collect minor incident and accident reports from the general public online or through a mobile device. Enhance community services with online citizen reporting, save valuable officer resources for higherpriority duties and proactively focus on crime trends. CONFIDENTIAL. © 2015 Lexis. Nexis. All rights reserved. 2

What is the Lexis. Nexis® Desk Officer Reporting System? How the system works: 1 The incident is reported by the victim online using the Lexis. Nexis® Desk Officer Reporting System? 2 The incident report is reviewed by agency personnel who can reject, ask for clarification or approve the report. 3 If approved, the citizen will be provided with an automated email with instructions on how to obtain a copy of the report. CONFIDENTIAL. © 2015 Lexis. Nexis. All rights reserved. 3

Let’s take a look at the filing process…starting with the Lead in Page Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 4

Citizen reaches the “pick list” of reports allowed by agency Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 5

Each incident may have unique “pre filing” questions Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 6

Citizen will enter their information based on incident type Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 7

Citizen indicates where the incident took place Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 8

Citizen will add their vehicle information Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 9

Citizen can explain in their own words what happened Lexis. Nexis® Coplogic Solutions 10

Questions This program is being offered as another tool for our residents/visitors to file nonemergency police reports at their own convenience. You are still more than welcome to file a report the old fashioned way, an officer will be happy to call you and take the information (if we are still under the social distancing measures implemented for the Covid-19 crisis); if all of the restrictions have been lifted, an officer will be glad to respond to you to take the report or you can stop in to our headquarters to have the report taken here. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call us at (908) 322 -7100 and speak to an officer about the new DORS program. 11