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FY 2006-07 OPERATING BUDGET & PROGRAM REVIEW PAGE4 10. What is the status of the Records Management System, and has it improved the Department's efficiency (Part I, Volume II, page 192, Operations Bureau Highlights)? The Records Management System (RMS) is still being tuned and developed to suit our needs. Much of the ongoing development involves identifying and clazifying those processes, which deliver the actual reports, so as to streamline those processes and ensure adequate control of accuracy and timeliness. Part of the problem we are encountering relates to the needs and expectations of other end users of the product, primarily the public, but also other criminal justice agencies, and the press. The system is designed to provide a quantum leap in the level of information immediately available to our officers, and it does this quite well. But presently it does so at a cost, which is more time spent entering and confirming data. As the database expands, and officers become more adept at utilizing that information to their advantage, time spent inputting and correcting will diminish. We have also confirmed the need for more effective scrutiny by supervisors reviewing reports than which exists in the pre-RMS era, and until that is accomplished, we shall continue to experience delays in generating complete reports. But the wealth of information available is astonishing, and we would be happy to provide a confidential demonstration for members of the Council. 11. Vice Section Highlights section reflects marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, firearms, and cash are frequently seized together (Part I, Volume II, pages 203-205). Is there a reason why we see them together? It is evident that although crystal methamphetamine is the "drug of choice", marijuana is still a very popular drug that is used in conjunction with the use of other types of drugs. Police have encountered large-scale marijuana distributors/cultivators who utilize the mazijuana as a commodity, using it to generate large sums of money to re-invest in other drug operations, such as cocaine and ice. Police have also documented distributors trading "high grade" Hawaii-grown marijuana for other drugs. It is obvious that persons dealing in illegal activities need to have cash readily available for opportune drug transactions. In that the proceeds of these illegal activities need to be hidden from authorities, dealers usually "stash their money" at various "safe houses"; in most cases, at their residences. Recently, police have encountered an increase in firearms recovered during drug investigations; alot of money is involved in these illegal activities, therefore firearms are used by dealers/cultivators to protect their illegal enterprise.