Improve eDiscovery with CivicDocs
Gather and exchange evidence quicker than ever before.
CivicDocs
CivicDocs Helps You:
- Improve Organization with Centralized Storage
- Search Evidence Efficiently
- Protect privileged information with security categorizations
- Filter through evidence via segmented file structures
- Share access quickly & securely through structured portals
- Synchronize digital evidence sharing between law enforcement and prosecution
What is eDiscovery?
Electronic discovery, or eDiscovery, has become an essential part of modern law enforcement and prosecution practices. As technology continues to advance, more and more evidence is being stored electronically, which makes it critical for law enforcement and prosecutors to have the necessary tools to effectively navigate eDiscovery.
eDiscovery refers to the process of identifying, collecting, processing, reviewing, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) that is relevant to the case at hand. This can include data from computers, smartphones, social media platforms, and other electronic devices and sources.
Implementing eDiscovery
To effectively manage eDiscovery, law enforcement and prosecutors must have a solid understanding of the legal and technical aspects involved in the process. This includes knowledge of data privacy laws, data security measures, and the use of specialized software and tools to efficiently collect, process, and analyze large volumes of electronic data.
CivicDocs Functionalities
CivicDocs is a digital evidence and document management software that provides a centralized repository for storing and organizing all relevant documents, making it easy for investigators and prosecutors to locate and access specific information as needed. CivicDocs can help public safety agencies significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the discovery process, empowering agencies to quickly access and analyze the information they need to make informed decisions and support their prosecution and investigative efforts.
Real-Time Collaboration
CivicDocs helps system users seamlessly collaborate and communicate among team members and necessary stakeholders. With real-time sharing, review, and annotation of documents, CivicDocs simplifies digital evidence management and facilitates smoother workflows for case investigations. CivicDocs’s collaborative functionalities are complemented by its seamless integration with law enforcement record management and prosecution case management systems, further streamlining data-sharing and optimizing efficiency.
CivicDocs eDiscovery Features in Action
With CivicDocs, releasing eDiscovery to defense teams is simple and secure. This video highlights how CivicDocs features a range of tools that help your prosecution team share eDiscovery materials with defense teams, all while clearly documenting and auditing the movement of sensitive CJI and vital digital evidence.
Specifically, this video provides a glimpse into:
User-Based Features
Instant Case Accessibility
Access to Discoverable Materials
Generation of Audit Logs
CivicDocs is designed to make tools most accessible for users based on their job titles. Prosecutors, clerks, law enforcement, and defense teams all have unique login portals that are configured to their specific needs and tasks.
With CivicDocs, system users across the criminal justice system can easily click into their cases and explore attached documents, files, and pertinent information.
CivicDocs allows prosecutors to clearly mark items as ‘discoverable’ or ‘non-discoverable,’ and thereby easily release them to defense teams.
Throughout the exchange/any interactions with pertinent files, prosecutors can rest assured that CivicDocs’s audit logs detail every touchpoint with a file, including who, when, where, and how a document was accessed.
