Every Police Force in the UK is under pressure to get positive results by managing criminality with limited resources – with unique challenges for every Force. Frontline officers need the right information, and must be ready to respond to unexpected or exceptional events. Added to this, your Force must be able to defend decisions, for example in the use of Section 60 powers.

Corvus Nominal Management is a set of capabilities that use the data superset within Corvus, combined with tight integration to your RMS and mobile devices.

  • Corvus Nominal Management helps frontline officers by giving them a wealth of information on patrol and targeted briefing info straight to their mobile device. One force called it ‘the 2am test’ – being the scenario where an officer encounters a suspicious individual at 2am, when most administrative functions are in bed. Corvus provides a wealth of data. 
  • Corvus Nominal Management helps strategic resource planning to get positive results from available resources, with the ability to respond flexibly when the unexpected happens.
Nominal Management - underpinned by Corvus SEV and data sources
Nominal Management – underpinned by Corvus, SEV and data sources

Briefing

Corvus Briefing works at all levels, from formal briefings on the big screen to key facts delivered to mobile devices. Corvus Briefing was developed in close collaboration with UK Police Forces to help you create, disseminate and consume briefing information efficiently and accurately – with a powerful combination of automation and flexibility, including integrated tasking…

Section 60 Management

To maintain public trust and to avoid damaging allegations, Police Forces must be able to justify their use of Section 60 powers, which some elements of the press have dubbed ‘suspicion-less stop and search’. HMICFRS has made several recommendations, citing the need for recorded evidence of Section 60 briefings, as well as the need to improve public communication and the safeguarding of children.

Location aware, audited end-to-end support for Section 60

Section 60 remains a hot topic for UK Police Forces and at Bluestar, we’re proud to be ahead of the curve. Our Corvus Section 60 Management solution formalises operations with end-to-end support, including audited creation, authorisation, publication and extension or removal. The system supports definition of the area of interest, citation of prerequisite intel, and capture of the briefed plans. And because Section 60 Management is fully integrated with officer location data, officers are made aware when they are entering or leaving a live Section 60 area, giving them the confidence they need in their duties. The location aware audit capability also makes it easier for the Force to deal with any inappropriate application of the power.

An example Section 60 area – defined around Liverpool Lime Street station (test data).

Neighbourhood Profiles (NHP)

Address the needs of every area and neighbourhood with Corvus Neighbourhood Profiles (NHP) – fully integrated to Corvus Briefing. Combine data to identify crime patterns and risks, safeguarding the vulnerable and improving community safety. Then enhance your briefings by adding neighbourhood knowledge and priorities. You can combine local knowledge and priorities in a geographical view, utilising a wealth of information, for example: persons of interest, crime patterns, intelligence reports, patrol areas, meeting notes, demographic statistics and important locations

Demand Management 

Corvus Demand Management gives you powerful tactical support and analysis of officer whereabouts vs. incidents, helping your force deploy resources better to manage incidents across various areas. Demand Management uses a visual ‘cold map’, tracking officer presence in near real-time, comparing with the locations of crimes and all other geographic data held in the Corvus Operational Datastore.

Screenshot of demand management map showing 'cold spots' for analysis (test data)
Screenshot of demand management map showing ‘cold spots’ for analysis (test data)

Publication of Court Orders

Publication of Court Orders is a relatively new addition to Corvus Nominal Management that ensures frontline officers are aware when a Court Order applies to a nominal. Court Order information is sent by the court to PNC and in the past would have required an active check by an officer to view its details and status. Corvus Nominal Management ensures this information is at the officer’s fingertips by obtaining the Court Order information from the court before it’s sent to PNC, then attaching it as a PDF to the Corvus SEV record for the nominal, along with a suitable warning citing the Court Order and timeframe. The result is a complete picture of the nominal, on the officer’s mobile device and throughout Corvus.

Crucially, the solution is fully compliant with Review, Retention, Disposal (RRD) regulations so that all data is removed at the end of the order period.

Integrated Offender Management (IOM)

Discover Corvus Integrated Offender Management (IOM) and boost partner collaboration and positive outcomes for repeat offenders. Corvus IOM combines case management and analysis with integrated strategies to reduce reoffending. Police Forces and partner agencies can make more efficient use of their resources and take a proactive approach to problem solving…

Probation (HMPPS)

Our ground breaking solution leads the way with data-sharing between your Force and the Probation Service (HMPPS) aligned to the NPCC data sharing agreement. Relevant details of domestic events are shared to the Probation Service as a fully monitored process for the duration of the managed period, including in response to pre-sentence requests…

Firearms Licences (NFLMS)

The vast majority of firearms certificate holders are law abiding citizens, yet it’s obviously important for Police Forces to know when a nominal has access to firearms…

Prisoner (HMPS)

Corvus Prisoner pulls data from the HM Prison Service every day based on the latest information supplied by HMPS. This yields significant intelligence value, providing details of cell sharing and linked persons – as well as length of sentence served. The HMPS data is shown in the Single Enterprise View, and is available for use in Briefing and Integrated Offender Management (IOM), where Corvus Prisoner sets the ‘in custody’ flag for nominals known to be serving a custodial sentence. Corvus Prisoner also notifies on release. Corvus allows users to upload files containing the details of persons of interest so that these may be tracked for change and notifications dispatched.

Corvus Nominal Management combines a wealth of relevant data with support for tactical operations and strategic decision making, along with excellent partner collaboration and RMS integration.