The Communications Section is the life line
for deputies as well as police officers and fire fighters in 9 municipalities in
Oklahoma County that rely on the Sheriff’s communications center for emergency
dispatch services. The Communications Section is staffed by 10 personnel who are
supervised by Tara Bone. A new system to enhance our ability to assist the
hearing impaired was developed which exceeded standards in a 1997 audit by the
U.S. Justice Department. We are currently developing a computer aided dispatch
system which will allow the use of laptop computers in patrol vehicles.
The
new Communications Center is on line. New 21 inch computer monitors with touch
screen capability are up and running. The new technology associated with the
system will enhance our ability to access information more readily and record
and analyze data more efficiently. Our CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system is
currently being developed by a local company ( Global Dispatch ) located
in Oklahoma City. The C.A.D. system will interface with our E-Justice system,
which will allow deputies in the field to access whatever information is in our
internal database. Deputies will be able to check for Stolen Vehicles, Wanted
and Missing Persons even if their from another state. They will be able to
process and send their incident reports from the field directly to their
supervisors for approval. Deputies will be able to access criminal histories,
vehicle and driver registration records, and databases such as the FBI’s
National Crime Information Center (NCIC 2000) as they serve the county’s
630,000 residents. When a person is contacted by a deputy and provides
information, the deputy can process the individual through an internal (RMS—Records
Management System) and get pertinent information and simultaneously check the
person for any law violations throughout the nation.
The Communications Section is the life line
for deputies as well as police officers and fire fighters in 9 municipalities in
Oklahoma County that rely on the Sheriff’s communications center for emergency
dispatch services. The Communications Section is staffed by 10 personnel who are
supervised by Tara Bone. A new system to enhance our ability to assist the
hearing impaired was developed which exceeded standards in a 1997 audit by the
U.S. Justice Department. We are currently developing a computer aided dispatch
system which will allow the use of laptop computers in patrol vehicles.
The
new Communications Center is on line. New 21 inch computer monitors with touch
screen capability are up and running. The new technology associated with the
system will enhance our ability to access information more readily and record
and analyze data more efficiently. Our CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system is
currently being developed by a local company ( Global Dispatch ) located
in Oklahoma City. The C.A.D. system will interface with our E-Justice system,
which will allow deputies in the field to access whatever information is in our
internal database. Deputies will be able to check for Stolen Vehicles, Wanted
and Missing Persons even if their from another state. They will be able to
process and send their incident reports from the field directly to their
supervisors for approval. Deputies will be able to access criminal histories,
vehicle and driver registration records, and databases such as the FBI’s
National Crime Information Center (NCIC 2000) as they serve the county’s
630,000 residents. When a person is contacted by a deputy and provides
information, the deputy can process the individual through an internal (RMS—Records
Management System) and get pertinent information and simultaneously check the
person for any law violations throughout the nation.