The South African Police Service (SAPS) is looking to a smarter and tech-focused system to reduce police documents and dockets going missing or being tampered with.
So says SAPS national spokesperson Vishnu Naidoo, who confirmed the police force is in the process of implementing an Investigation Case Docket Management System (ICDMS) that will include e-docket functionality.
Described as an integrated justice system, ICDMS is set to replace the current IT system, allowing officers and detectives to create e-dockets that would also be connected to the courts.
The e-docket system will allow for an integrated method of monitoring police documents, dockets and the storage thereof, according to the police.
SAPS envisages that within the next five years, corruption in police investigations and the theft of case dockets will become almost impossible as the e-docket system will be fully operational in all police stations, Naidoo explains.
"The purpose of ICDMS, among others, is to manage and administer criminal cases, inquests and enquiries from the time incidents are reported until finalised and archived.
"The system promotes information-sharing with other justice system departments such as the National Prosecuting Authority, Department of Justice and Correctional Service and Legal Aid Board. The system enables SAPS systems to be integrated for improvement of data integrity on its various systems. The system will eventually replace the existing crime administration system."
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