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Police and Community 7 March 2014. Alice Stewart, Information Management Department. Location of Records. Selection of Archives. Genealogy & Family History Personnel files and registers, cell books and custody records, whipping books, complaints and commendations, mortuary records.
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Police and Community 7 March 2014 Alice Stewart, Information Management Department
Selection of Archives • Genealogy & Family History • Personnel files and registers, cell books and custody records, whipping books, complaints and commendations, mortuary records
Selection of Archives • Local & National History • Occurrence books, specific events, investigations • Organisational Change & Governance • Relationships with partners and with government • Instructions and policing priorities • Statistics, Reports and Returns • Performance has always been important • How much has policing changed?
Selection of Archives • Built Heritage • Police as landlords, builders and owners of unique property • Sports Records • Importance of sport, leisure & music to the police ‘family’ and the relationship with the communities the Police serve • Training records • Operational techniques • Promotion process
Selection of Archives • Photographs, Scrapbooks
The Future – Challenges for Archives • New formats for record creation • Capturing data rather than records • Open source / ‘big’ data • Volume • Legislation
Access • Deposit Agreements • Legislative compliance • Data Protection • Freedom of Information/Environmental Regulations • Encourage access and use • Ethical research standards • Data re-use, data storage