B.C. has achieved a North American milestone in police intelligence-gathering and information-sharing, linking its 13 independent policing agencies and 110 RCMP detachments through one system that helps them solve complex cases more quickly, Solicitor General John van Dongen announced today. “PRIME-BC furthers intelligence-led, evidence-based policing – and with the system now live in Kelowna, provincewide implementation is complete,” said van Dongen. “This first-in-Canada achievement means all our RCMP and independent police officers can share up-to-the-minute information in real time, advancing investigations and concluding cases more quickly.” The Police Records Information Management Environment (PRIME-BC) is an online data-sharing system that allows instant access and updating. Officers in the field can enter data about suspects, missing persons and stolen property, making the information available immediately to other officers. The $40-million system has contributed to rapid arrests of suspects wanted on charges ranging from theft to criminal negligence causing death, with successful searches based on as little information as a nickname or the description of a suspect’s tattoo.
Friday, April 11, 2008
PRIME-BC STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVINCEWIDE
B.C. has achieved a North American milestone in police intelligence-gathering and information-sharing, linking its 13 independent policing agencies and 110 RCMP detachments through one system that helps them solve complex cases more quickly, Solicitor General John van Dongen announced today. “PRIME-BC furthers intelligence-led, evidence-based policing – and with the system now live in Kelowna, provincewide implementation is complete,” said van Dongen. “This first-in-Canada achievement means all our RCMP and independent police officers can share up-to-the-minute information in real time, advancing investigations and concluding cases more quickly.” The Police Records Information Management Environment (PRIME-BC) is an online data-sharing system that allows instant access and updating. Officers in the field can enter data about suspects, missing persons and stolen property, making the information available immediately to other officers. The $40-million system has contributed to rapid arrests of suspects wanted on charges ranging from theft to criminal negligence causing death, with successful searches based on as little information as a nickname or the description of a suspect’s tattoo.
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