System Update (08-18-2009)
We have been working hard over the past three months to improve GangScope. Below is a list of updates that have been applied to the system.
1. Added ability for administrator to allow other officers to approve other incident reports.
The system was built where supervisors had to do all the incident report approvals and all the gang member status reviews. If you only have 1 supervisor then things can pile up very quickly. This was put in place to give supervisor's a helping hand.
2. Two types of logins (Regular or Active Directory)
Usernames, passwords, and permission can be managed in 2 ways. For police departments that use Active Directory, GangScope integrates with your existing instance of Active Directory so you (or your IT department) don't have to worry about maintaining 2 different sets of user credentials. For departments that don't have Active Directory, GangScope provides an manage users page in the administration area.
3. Added a way for supervisors and administration to quickly see all outstanding incident reports.
Before supervisors could only see incidents that had entered the approval process. Now, supervisors can see every incident report that has not been approved. This helps keeps the supervisor informed on the work load of every officer.
4. Updated layout of certain forms to better usuability.
We found that some of the orginial forms we had created could be improved. We modified them to make better use of space and hierarchy.
5. Fixed quick search form placement in FireFox and Google Chrome browsers.
We believe in cross-browser compatibility and thus have fix a small display issue that appeared in FireFox and Chrome.