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<br />SURPRISE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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<br />MOBILE DATA COMPUTER SYSTEMS (MDC) OPS-31
<br />EFFECTIVE LAST REVISED NEW REVISED CALEA PAGE
<br />DATE DATE DATE STANDARDS MET
<br />1 of 9
<br />09-24-07 03-29-18 YES
<br />02-10-05
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<br />I. PURPOSE
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<br />The purpose of this directive is to establish guidelines and procedures for
<br />electronic call dispatching, data communications between field officers, and for
<br />minimizing radio traffic via the use of Mobile Data Computers (MDC).
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<br />II. POLICY
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<br />It is the policy of the Surprise Police Department to provide, maintain, and
<br />operate MDCs for the purpose of reporting, transmitting or receiving radio
<br />calls/messages to and from the Communications Unit, providing operational
<br />status, assignments, assignment disposition, inquiries, information, and a
<br />communications link between officers and the Department.
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<br />III. DEFINITIONS
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<br />Term Definition
<br />Arizona Crime The Arizona counterpart of NCIC, available for entries
<br />and inquiries through the ACJIS network. Most ACIC
<br />Information Center
<br />and NCIC files are totally independent.
<br />(ACIC)
<br />Arizona Criminal A computerized network maintained by the Arizona
<br />Department of Public Safety (DPS) that is available to
<br />Justice Information
<br />authorized local, state, and federal criminal justice
<br />System (ACJIS)
<br />agencies. The ACJIS network is connected to two
<br />important national computer networks, the National
<br />Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
<br />(NLETS) and the NCIC. ACJIS is available 24 hours
<br />per day, seven days per week.
<br />Control Terminal A single state agency, under a shared management
<br />concept with the FBI, that assumes responsibility as
<br />Agency (CTA)
<br />the control terminal (or main receiving point) for the
<br />state, through and by which users in the state access
<br />NCIC information. The CTA for the State of Arizona is
<br />the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
<br />Federal Bureau of An investigative bureau of the Federal Government that
<br />among other things regulates the uses of crime
<br />Investigation (FBI)
<br />computers by state and city agencies.
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