Chicago, IL – The Chicago Police Department was the first major US metropolitan law enforcement agency to entirely computerize its police processes including Incident Reporting, Arrest Processing, Evidence Tracking, Case Management, Records Management, Mapping, and Policing Analytics. The Chicago Police Department was also one of the first to deploy these processes to its fleet of police vehicles on a city-wide wireless network. Clarity Partners’ contract to maintain and enhance software applications for the Chicago Police Department has been expanded again to include the development of the next generation of several of these core law enforcement systems which are now over 12 years old. Under the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), the Public Safety IT department is leveraging grants and federal funding sources to pay for these new police systems without increasing its software application development budget. The new systems will allow Chicago Police officers and detectives to capture information more accurately in less time and will make information more readily accessible, actionable, and predictive in the field. The new systems will also provide for a higher level of cooperation with suburban and other regional law enforcement agencies.
About OEMC
The Chicago OEMC was established in 1995 and was significantly expanded after September 11, 2001 in order to consolidate city emergency and public safety services within a single city agency. The OEMC includes the Chicago Public Safety Information Technology division, which consolidates information technology functions for Police, Fire, and other emergency services. The OEMC includes 911 Emergency Services, 311 City Services, and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The OEM is Chicago’s liaison with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Illinois Office of Emergency Management, and other emergency management agencies. For more information on the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications visit this link.
About Clarity Partners
Clarity Partners is a Chicago-based, full-service management and information technology consulting firm that specializes in delivering comprehensive solutions to complex public sector and non-profit challenges. We provide management consulting, enterprise performance management, application development, website design and development, cloud solutions, project management, and IT staffing services to a diverse mix of businesses across the full spectrum of industries.