FormStream is a replacement for paper-based reports that automates the manual reporting and processing of reports. With the application, the data capture and approval process that previously required weeks to complete can now be achieved within hours.
Patron claims that law enforcement is improved via the use of FormStream since agencies have the ability to share agency-wide, readily accessible information in real-time and gain quicker access to compiled crime and incident reports plus related case information. The technology will allow the city’s hundreds of police officers to submit incident and crime reports wirelessly from the laptop computers in their police cars.
FormStream will allow police officers and their supervisors in the field to access, submit, and approve/reject hundreds of forms electronically through wireless connections from their police cars while on patrol, reducing input errors and eliminating the need to drive to headquarters to drop off reports, said Robert Cross, CEO of Patron Systems. As a result, officers spend more time at their assigned patrols and less time doing routine paperwork.