A.L.E.I.R.

Report writing and dispatch for Missouri agencies

A.L.E.I.R. stands for Automated Law Enforcement Incident Report. It is a public safety records management and dispatch package written for law enforcement and security agencies, and the original demonstration was built specifically for agencies in Missouri. R.S. Technologies in Festus, Missouri, makes it. The maker describes it as combining word processing and data processing in one program, and states that it is free to use.

What officers can record

The program lets a user write an unlimited number of original criminal and non-criminal incident reports. Any supplemental report is filed under the same case number as the original incident, and there is no limit on how many supplements one case can have. The demonstration version lists a classic incident and supplemental report, the Missouri uniform crash report, an alcohol influence report form, a field booking form and a computer aided dispatch module. The data collected is meant to cover what is needed to compile NIBRS crime figures.

Finding and using the data

All data goes into a MySQL or MariaDB database. A user can find a report by searching for the incident location, the people involved, a vehicle or a piece of property. Public safety managers can use the same database to track any type of crime category, criminal activity and other statistics for a district or a whole community. College and university police departments that must report campus crime figures can also use it, because it captures what the federal Clery Act reports require, and there is a module for that.

Where it runs

The software runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. It can be installed on a single computer, a local network or a wide area network, and many users can share the same data when the maker customizes and supports a department's installation. Patrol officers can file reports from the car too, using a mobile data terminal with an internet connection. The demo stores its data on the maker's own server for people who do not want to set up a database, and the site warns that anything saved there is visible to every user, so only test data should be entered. Installers are offered for Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit Linux, and Mac.

A.L.E.I.R., short for Automated Law Enforcement Incident Report, is records management and dispatch software for police and security agencies. It is made by R.S. Technologies, a Missouri company. The program runs on Windows, Mac and Linux and stores its data in a MySQL or MariaDB database.

What A.L.E.I.R. does

• Incident reporting: original and supplemental criminal and non-criminal reports, all filed under one case number.
• Records search: reports can be found by incident location, people involved, vehicles or property.
• Computer aided dispatch: a dispatch module sits alongside the report writing.
• NIBRS data capture: the report writer collects the information needed to compile NIBRS statistics.
• Missouri forms: the demo edition includes the Missouri uniform crash report and an alcohol influence report form.
• Campus crime module: supports Jeanne Clery Act reporting for college and university police.

Customers and markets

Police departments and security agencies, including campus police. Officers can also write reports from a mobile data terminal in a patrol vehicle, and the software can run on one computer or across a local or wide area network.

Key facts

• Based in: Festus, Missouri
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
• Database: MySQL or MariaDB