System and Methods for Linking Multiple Events Involving Firearms and Gang Related Activities
First Claim
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- A process for targeted prioritization of investigating links related to firearms evidence, comprising;
using a computer to access a system database and display a map in which each of a plurality of firearms events is represented on the map by a symbol and the location of each such symbol is determined by a mapping grid corresponding to a firearms event associated with said each such symbol that is stored in the system database;
using the computer to generate a query request to correlate data from the system database based upon a chosen matching criteria that can be varied by an authorized user making the query request and generating a query report containing at least one correlation between a first selected event and a second selected event contained in the plurality of firearms events, andrequesting a possible link analysis between the first selected event and the second selected event;
wherein the possible link analysis seeks to establish a positive link between a first piece of firearms evidence associated with the first selected event and a second piece of firearms evidence associated with the second selected event and said link analysis is based at least in part upon a visual comparison between the first and the second pieces of firearms evidence;
wherein the plurality of event data and a plurality of firearms information data for the plurality of firearms events are stored in the system database; and
wherein the chosen matching criteria is one of the plurality of firearms information data.
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Abstract
Methods for linking multiple events involving firearms submit event information data and firearms information data to a system that includes a database for multiple firearms events and generate a query map that correlates data in the system database with a preselected geographical grid based upon one or more preselected matching criteria to one or more data entries for a selected event. The map is used to generate a request for a possible link analysis which may be initiated by a firearms examiner and is then performed to determine if there is a link. The event information data can include a case number, a geographical location data entry, a date entry, a crime type, a weapon involved and a suspect information data field based upon input from an investigating officer while the firearms information data can include a weapon data entry and a bullet data entry based upon input from a person with firearms examiner training. The methodology can be used to prioritize multiple requests for a possible link analysis based upon information obtained in one or more query responses and the query response can display at least some of its information in a query map that correlates data in the system database with a preselected geographical grid. One or more gang database modules allow users to execute searches of a gang database and plot incidents on a geographic grid with each incident being represented by a unique icon related to a class of crime or type of incident.
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1. :
- A process for targeted prioritization of investigating links related to firearms evidence, comprising;
using a computer to access a system database and display a map in which each of a plurality of firearms events is represented on the map by a symbol and the location of each such symbol is determined by a mapping grid corresponding to a firearms event associated with said each such symbol that is stored in the system database; using the computer to generate a query request to correlate data from the system database based upon a chosen matching criteria that can be varied by an authorized user making the query request and generating a query report containing at least one correlation between a first selected event and a second selected event contained in the plurality of firearms events, and requesting a possible link analysis between the first selected event and the second selected event; wherein the possible link analysis seeks to establish a positive link between a first piece of firearms evidence associated with the first selected event and a second piece of firearms evidence associated with the second selected event and said link analysis is based at least in part upon a visual comparison between the first and the second pieces of firearms evidence; wherein the plurality of event data and a plurality of firearms information data for the plurality of firearms events are stored in the system database; and wherein the chosen matching criteria is one of the plurality of firearms information data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- A process for targeted prioritization of investigating links related to firearms evidence, comprising;
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