Keasbey, NJ, August 16, 2004 - CSI announced the successful application upgrade of the InfoShare Case & Document Management System and the installation of new modules at the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office (ACPO) this month. Atlantic County was the first Prosecutor's Office client for CSI in 1997. With their requirements definition for an application that mirrored the operations of a Prosecutor's Office, CSI developed the InfoShare application that is now operating in 12 other Prosecutor's Offices in New Jersey.

The new application has a significantly different format and structure, based upon the changes in software technology over the past few years. Yet, ACPO staff members can easily navigate the new application, as all of their previous case and defendant data was transferred into the new application. The new and improved features of: template correspondence & indictment production; bar code batch scanning; evidence intake and custodial management; expanded searches and automated reports, provide expanded data management functionality to assist ACPO staff with their pressing job assignments.

With the application upgrade, ACPO chose to deploy two new modules for their office: Domestic Violence and Weapons Forfeiture. The DV module tracks DV cases that are input in the main intake unit with all other complaint cases. Our unique case numbering system assigns a DV Unit case number as well as showing the Police Department case number, complaint number and the state Promis Gavel number for tracking all criminal cases. This module permits the DV Unit to conduct their investigation and prosecution of criminal cases and to track the cases that are referred to Family Court. The module also produces a series of notices that are sent to victims advising them of case status and county services available to them.

The Weapons Forfeiture module was developed to the specific needs of the ACPO staff and includes features that alert staff members of action dates in accordance with court required time rules. A weapons forfeiture calendar report, located on the Home Page of the module, reports all cases with action dates in the calendar month. The visibility of this report ensures that required filings are made in a timely manner. Of course, the module also provides the easy entry and listing of weapons on the evidence record of the case record set. The record also tracks the storage of the weapon, forfeiture activity, and disposition. Importantly, information on the weapons can be easily retrieved through the application search features. So, an agent can search for a particular weapon or a list of weapons like a particular make of a handgun. The database of weapons and their owners allows for the easy tracking of a weapon involved in any subsequent criminal activity.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office has been an excellent client of CSI, and we are pleased to be part of their support team of information technology fighting crime.

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