Forensic edge strengthens Tasmanian crime fight
Forensic edge strengthens Tasmanian crime fight
Advanced forensic processing technology is being adopted by Tasmania to accelerate the delivery of analysed crime scene information to police.
The Department of Police and Public Safety has opted for Australian designed Promadis Caseman technology to improve the ability of law enforcers to link criminals with DNA, drugs and other crime information.
South Australia has already introduced the system to help cope with greatly increased volumes of data produced by improved laboratory technologies and major advances in DNA analysis.
Promadis Caseman provides fast and accurate online delivery of forensic and crime scene reports by combining a powerful laboratory information management system with full reporting and automated delivery features.
The system also incorporates a sophisticated auditing process to document and verify the handling of crime scene evidence to ensure its validity in court.
Promadis managing director Darren Shaw said the ability to quickly link crime scene evidence to suspects was critical in modern information-led policing.
“Forensic laboratories handle huge amounts of data, which needs to be processed quickly and accurately for police to identify suspects and secure convictions,” he said.
“The Promadis system is industrial strength and scaleable and can be integrated with other services as we move forward.”
Adelaide-based Promadis is aiming to have the new technology installed and operating by early next year.
The system will be configured on an Oracle database that fits within Tasmania’s whole-of-government information technology strategy.
Promadis sales and marketing manager Peter Fulton said a unique feature of Caseman was its ability to effectively collate and manage a mass of forensic evidence from numerous sources and link the information back to the relevant case.
“Promadis Caseman provides unparalleled evidence tracking and case management capability,” he said. “It’s a total forensic science service that gives scientists and crime officers a much higher degree of control.
“Because the results are stored on one powerful database, the software can correlate evidence and forensic results to produce case reports quickly and efficiently. As all images and documents can be scanned into Promadis, the office can also run paperless.”
Mr Fulton said Promadis Caseman also offered a high degree of visibility in the processing of evidence, with automatic auditing and reporting features.
“The in-built productivity tools and key performance indicators can help streamline the management process and ensure police receive test results when needed,” he said.
“This helps with the identification of any problems or bottlenecks in the delivery of information to courts and police, a critical issue in fighting crime.”
Mr Fulton said the Tasmanian contract was significant as the company negotiates sales of Promadis Caseman to governments overseas.
“The fact that two Australian state governments have now chosen this product is very important as we venture into the international marketplace.”
“We’ve already had strong interest in the technology in various overseas markets.”
Contact: Peter Fulton, VP Sales and Marketing, Promadis, tel. +61 8 8357 8040. eMail – pfulton@promadis.com
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