Information Systems is responsible for researching, acquisitioning,
testing and maintaining all technological applications utilized by the
Madison Police Department. Over the past ten years the Madison Police
Department has undergone a significant technological transformation
in order to meet the needs of the public in an ever-changing, computer-
driven world. Some of the technological advances include all
police squads being equipped with laptop computers and wireless capabilities,
new radio systems, in-car video and audio systems, and paperless,
electronic documenting systems.
In an effort to promote the exchange of information and intelligence
between multiple law enforcement agencies in Dane County, the
Madison Police Department has been pursuing the Regional Records
Management Project. The Regional Management Project brings together
fourteen police departments into a
regional data sharing system,
from which each department
has access to information collected
by other participating
departments. This data sharing
system is already up and running
with other police departments potentially coming online in the future.
