Electronic Criminal Vetting and Management System (eCVMS)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research was to provide a working and lasting solution to the challenges being

faced by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) at Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Central

Criminal Bureau (CCB) in particular. To achieve the best results for this project, a number of

methodologies, information gathering techniques and development tools were carefully used. The

researcher used Interviews, Observations and Questionnaires to gather data from the users/CID

officers at CCB. The information was collected on how the current system operates, challenges they

are facing and what they suggest could be done to better the current system. The tools which were

used to develop the Electronic Criminal Vetting and Management System include Visual Studio

2012, SQL Server 2012(relational database) , Microsoft 2010 (documentation). The electronic

Criminal Vetting and Management System (eCVMS) is an application that focuses on the

activities of police officers in their dealings with criminal elements within Zimbabwe. It tracks

criminal history of all convicted persons within the country from the time they are arrested a local

police station, prosecuted and convicted at our local courts. The system will ignore petty offences

that are dealt with by way of fines at police stations such as minor traffic offences and other

miscellaneous offences. The system will electronically issue Police Clearance certificates to

individual clients referred by various organisations seeking their (clients) criminal record. It will also

supply management at police establishments and courts with vital criminal information needed for

decision making.