Niche Technology
Specialists in law enforcement software
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COMS : Corrections Offender Management System  
 Overview   Features List   Advantages   Task Approvals   Offender Info   Case Management   Incidents   Reports & Stats 
COMS : Features List

Persons

  • Demographic information, including unlimited names, ID numbers, descriptions, SMT, images
  • Cautions and hazards, including cautions regarding visitors
  • Associations and separations information to identify offenders or criminal groups an offender associates with or must be kept separate from (e.g., gangs)
  • Links to related charges, dispositions, incidents and criminal records
  • Movements, Admissions, Releases, Transfers
  • Unlimited links to incidents, cases, persons, property, organizations, addresses
  • Running Record entries record any noteworthy information on a per-offender basis
  • Track visitor and institutional access
  • Specialty reports/events, including:
    • Daily population reports
    • Scheduled event reports
    • Risk assessment reports

Case Management

  • Track open cases in custody or community corrections
  • Offence types, issues, notes
  • Risk assessments
  • Current and past status information
  • Record locations of paper files
  • Case worker assignments including probation officer, custody case manager and other assigned staff
  • Prepare and store Case reports, Case Management plans and court-ordered reports

Incidents

  • Custody and community corrections incidents
  • Unlimited links to involved staff and offenders
  • Integrated task/workflow
  • Incident reports

Addresses/telephone/e-mail

  • Current and previous addresses

Property management

  • List property held by the institution and the inmate
  • Track items sent home or disposed of
  • Maintain inmate Trust accounts, making the balance available to unit, canteen or other staff who require it
  • Interfaces to canteen point-of-sale systems

Associations & separations

  • Offender's associations with particular individuals or groups, including gangs
  • Individuals or groups an offender must be separated from

Program Tracking

  • Program and work assignment information
  • Program participation and outcomes
  • Automatic tracking of work and incentive pay

Sentences

  • Automatic sentence calculation based on charges and dispositions
  • Fine Default sentences and payments
  • Remission Lost and Remission Not Earned data
  • Track Intermittent offenders to determine when they are due to report
  • Track temporary releases, along with end dates and reasons

Task/workflow

  • Versatile, integrated task/workflow system
  • Assign and monitor time-critical tasks

Searching

  • Command line style Fast find runs an intelligent search based on entered search specification
  • Detailed find allows easy specification of complex searches with multiple criteria
  • Optional searching of national/state databases

Personnel & resource management

  • All applicable person functionality
  • Unit and shift logs record noteworthy events
  • Unit assignments, employment history, training
  • Security clearance, security check tracking
  • User system preferences, access control roles

Reports/interfaces/data extracts

  • Operational and management reports
  • Add custom reports as required
  • Integrate with other justice initiatives to provide data exchange between police, courts and corrections, within and between jurisdictions
  • Interfaces and data extracts:
    • National/state justice systems (e.g., CPEG, CPIC, CCJS)
    • Automated submission of NIBRS/UCR statistics
    • Local systems
    • Specialty law enforcement analysis tools
    • Microsoft Office and other productivity tools

Access control and security

  • Fully configurable role-based access control
  • Fully multi-jurisdictional with fine control over data sharing
  • Control access to sensitive information
  • Compatible with Entrust & other enterprise security providers

Architecture

  • Advanced 3-tier architecture
  • Microsoft/Intel-based servers recommended for most installations
  • Client software updates automatically whenever the client is started.
  • Server software and database updates can often be done without shutting down the system or disconnecting users.


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Tel: (204) 786-2400, E-mail: info@NicheRMS.com
 

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