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SMEADSOFT
UNVEILS COMPLETE SUITE OF PRODUCTS FOR TRACKING
AND
MAINTAINING PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE
Solutions
to help any Size Law Enforcement Agency virtually Eliminate Missing or
Mishandled
Evidence
HASTINGS, Minn.--Feb. 4,
2008-- SmeadSoft® (http://www.smeadsoft.com), a division of
Smead Manufacturing Company (http://www.smead.com)the world leader in
integrated records management today announced the release of a suite of
enhanced products for tracking and maintaining property and evidence (P&E).
SmeadSoft 8.5 offers functionality for any sized law enforcement agency to
track each and every item in property rooms throughout the chain of custody,
virtually eliminating missing or mishandled property and evidence. "Being able to manage both physical and
electronic evidence is critical for our environment," said Roger Borst,
Property and Evidence Room Manager for Westland,
Michigan's Police Department.
"Being able to guarantee integrity is key to the job and SmeadSoft is a
key partner in accomplishing that goal. With Smead we never worry about the
integrity of our property room."
"This new product suite was designed in cooperation
with county and municipal law enforcement agencies to reflect real-life
property and evidence flows" said Smead Chief Operating Officer Bob
Karrick. "Smead's decades of experience with over 40,000 government
clients is reflected in this new product suite. The underlying principles of
records management overlap closely to the security needs critical in property
and evidence tracking, so it's a natural step for us."
SmeadSoft Property & Evidence Room Management Software
Smead's Property and Evidence Room Management Software is
designed for police departments that demand the industry's premier solution for
tracking physical evidence within the property room. SmeadSoft Property &
Evidence Room Management Software enables users to streamline evidence handling
and improve overall efficiency with a specialized tool set proven to minimize
incidents of lost evidence and improve security over the chain of custody.
Key features include:
- Task
Lists that help keep officers, clerks, detectives and
supervisors from encountering any potential backlog problems.
- Formatted
reports that can contain specific information, such as Current
Hard Property or Monthly Inventory. An audit of the property and evidence
room can be performed at any time or on a set schedule.
- A
spectrum of bar code labeling options including evidence locker
labeling and property.
- A
closed loop property disposition process.
- Advanced
administrative tools designed for easy management of multiple
detectives through assigned case numbers.
SmeadSoft Records Management System for Property and
Evidence
Smead's second solutions, SmeadSoft Records Management
System for Property and
Evidence is designed to be an indispensible tool to manage
and maintain all records in the busiest law enforcement agencies. The system
tracks paper, objects and electronic records in a sophisticated
system that is also easy-to-use. Its ability to track every item throughout the
chain of custody makes it the industry's best solution to virtually eliminate
missing or mishandled evidence, make all items instantly identifiable and
locatable, and slash property and evidence room space requirements.
SmeadSoft Records Management System for Property and
Evidence includes all of the functionality included in SmeadSoft's
Property and Evidence Room solution in addition to:
- Chain
of custody with digitized signatures for tracking control and
auditability that reduces or eliminates evidence-mishandling claims.
- A
sophisticated inventory management system that makes it easy to
locate items instantly.
- Automation
of retention schedules that reduces storage space requirements.
- Standard
reports and flexible ad-hoc reporting that make it easy to monitor,
manage, and report on evidence and related case information.
- Automated
monthly inventory samplings that reduce or even eliminate annual
audits.
- Digital
imaging functionality that allows photos of objects to
be attached to the record as well as electronic scans of original
documents.
- Hard
and soft evidence compliance that means both physical and
electronic evidence is available using a single system interface, making
both easier to manage.
- Links
of one-to-many relationships that tie one piece of evidence to many
incidents or crimes or cases that give authorized personnel simultaneous
access to evidence and associated cases instantaneously.
- Predefined
detective case and workflow management that links property and evidence
with case files, making access to case information fast and easy, so
there's less time in court.
About SmeadSoft
Smead Manufacturing Companyis the most recognized and
respected name in office filing products and records management worldwide. As
Smead's software division, SmeadSoft is the leading supplier of unified records
management solutions designed to help organize and simplify the
lifecycle management of a record in any form. We offer government, commercial
and consumer applications that tie together software, services and
corresponding paper products delivering unparalleled ease of use and
organizational clarity. SmeadSoft is a product of Smead's 100 years of
experience providing innovative, robust and adaptable solutions for efficient
document management. Headquartered in Hastings,
Minn., Smead is a privately held,
woman-owned business. For more information, go to http://www.smeadsoft.com.
Smead,
SmeadSoft, three bars, checkerboard pattern and Keeping You Organized are all registered
trademarks of The Smead Manufacturing Company. All other trademarks are owned
by their respective companies.
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