JCATS is a government program that the county of San Diego uses to allow the Public Defender’s Office to look up and edit cases. As an investigator, I can go to my folder and look up the cases that have been assigned to me. By clicking on the case I can review the action requests the attorney assigns me, record my time spent on the case and each task, and see exactly what has been done by other investigators on the case. This program makes case management very simple.
CLEAR is an investigative search tool that investigators use to locate witness's. There are a few ways to perform a search; the most frequent being Name or Number. By inputting a name into the engine and clicking search, a list of names, as well as addresses, phone numbers, socials, and DOB’s associated with that name, will pop up. CLEAR gets its information from the Accessors office which compiles information from property records, phone records, electric records, etc.
SDLaw is a search program that enables investigators to locate witness's in jail. It pulls up information on whether someone is currently in jail, where they are in jail, the charges, etc. It also allows us to have a picture of the person. The photo is most commonly used by investigators who are doing interviews or serving subpoenas. A photo makes it easier for investigators to identify the witness.
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