RFP VOL-I.pdf - National Crime Records Bureau

CCTNS Functional & Technical Specifications2. INTRODUCTION2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUNDAvailability of relevant and timely information is of utmost necessity in conduct of businessby Police, particularly in investigation of crime and in tracking & detection of criminals.Police organizations everywhere have been handling large amounts of information and hugevolume of records pertaining to crime and criminals.Information Technology (IT) can play a very vital role in improving outcomes in the areas ofCrime Investigation and Criminals Detection and other functioning of the Policeorganizations, by facilitating easy recording, retrieval, analysis and sharing of the pile ofInformation. Quick and timely information availability about different facets of Policefunctions to the right functionaries can bring in a sea change both in Crime & Criminalshandling and related Operations, as well as administrative processes.Creation and maintenance of databases on Crime & Criminals in digital form for sharing byall the stakeholders in the system is therefore very essential in order to effectively meet thechallenges of Crime Control and maintenance of public order. In order to achieve this, all theStates should meet a common minimum threshold in the use of IT, especially for crime &criminals related functions.2.2 BACKGROUND OF POLICE SYSTEMS IN INDIASeveral initiatives have been introduced in the past to leverage IT in police functioning. Someof these initiatives include centrally initiated programs such as the NCRB-led CCIS (Crimeand Criminals Information System) and CIPA (Common Integrated Police Application) andState-led initiatives such as e-COPS (in Andhra Pradesh), Police IT (in Karnataka), ThanaTracking System (in West Bengal), CAARUS (in Tamil Nadu) and HD IITS (in Gujarat).Assam Police Page 11