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Digital Evidence Management for Prosecutors and DA Offices

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Digital Evidence Management for Prosecutors and DA Offices
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Built for Prosecutor Evidence Review and Discovery Workflows

iCrimeFighter is a leading Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS). Here's what it does for you:
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Secure Discovery Sharing
By simplifying digital evidence.
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Police-to-Prosecutor Handoff
All sources, all formats, in one place.
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Case-Based Evidence Review
No more exchanging physical media like CDs, DVDs, or external hard drives.
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Chain of Custody Tracking
Easy to access any time, anywhere.
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Long-Term Digital Evidence Storage
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Works With Prosecutor Case Management and Law Enforcement Systems

These partnerships and integrations enable seamless collaboration, efficient data analysis, and secure digital evidence storage, ultimately enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal investigations.
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Why prosecutors love iCrimeFighter

Helps you focus on cases, not managing digital evidence

iCrimeFighter brings all digital evidence together in one place. Bodycam video, phone dumps from forensic extractions, paper scans, and even text messages. It's your an all-in-one digital evidence management solution built to centralize digital evidence and make sharing simple.

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This has simplified our work and process so much, not to mention that of our law enforcement partners.
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Agencies
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States (and growing)
Why prosecutors love iCrimeFighter

Helps you focus on cases, not managing digital evidence

iCrimeFighter brings all digital evidence together, in one place. Bodycam videos, phone dumps (forensic extractions), paper scans, even text messages. It’s your all-in-one digital evidence solution that holds everything and it makes sharing simple.

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This has simplified our work and process so much, not to mention that of our law enforcement partners.
iCrimeFighter simplifies e-discovery for prosecutors with secure platforms. Easily manage and present digital evidence from various sources for legal professionals, enhancing case outcomes.
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1,000,000
Files added weekly
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Active users
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900+
Counties
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States (and growing)
Enhance digital evidence collection for law enforcement with iCrimeFighter. Manage and streamline body camera evidence alongside other digital assets, ensuring secure data sharing in investigations.
Why law enforcement loves iCrimeFighter too!

Gets the most out of your bodycams iCrimeFighter seamlessly integrates with all major RMS systems and body-worn camera systems. Sharing and managing body camera footage becomes significantly easier for you. In short - you get more out of your existing tools.

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Hear from those who’ll never go back
We often hear “I can’t believe how I managed without iCrimeFighter” from prosecutors. As a small team, we’re proud to have transformed how prosecutors and law enforcement across the nation work. Hear from some of them below.
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We viewed several products before selecting iCrimefighter and all stakeholders have been very happy that we chose iCrimefighter. It has worked very well for Officers and Deputies, Evidence and Records Staff as well as our Prosecutor's Office.
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Jeff Dowling
Property and Evidence Supervisor
Kearney Police Department
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A recent update is iCrimeFighter  “talks” to our case management system, Prosecutor by Karpel (PbK),  and this allows staff to access any discovery in iCrimeFighter through PbK, when a case is entered into iCrimeFighter.
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Victim Witness Coordinator
Fergus County
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We at the Converse County Sheriff's Office are EXTREMELY pleased we went with iCrimefighter and would strongly recommend this to any law enforcement agency facing the issues of digital evidence management.
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Protecting more Americans every day
Established in 2011 in MN, iCrimeFighter has earned the trust of over 900 agencies throughout the United States. Our solution enables those who protect America to focus less on administrative tasks and more on what they do best - keeping our communities safe. We are proud to use technology to empower those who protect us.
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iCrimeFighter provides outstanding customer support. We pride ourselves on supporting justice and realize the work we do protects citizens such as ourselves.
Our support team is available around the clock and is happy to help you with whatever issue you’re facing.

After all, crime doesn't follow a 9-to-5 schedule.
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Fully digital
With iCrimeFighter, you don’t need to burn CDs, DVDs, thumb drives, or utilize external hard drives or paper to work with other offices and agencies.
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Single evidence window
A virtual drive which collates all digital evidence related to the case. You can collect, store, and share from here.
Secure access to your digital evidence is key. iCrimeFighter provides top-tier security, digital evidence collection tools, and robust data privacy compliance. Prioritize protection for all your data.
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Comprehensive chain of custody history, tracking lifecycle from collection to courtroom presentation.
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Underlying this easy-to-use interface is technology designed to host highly sensitive data. We go above and beyond required compliance to make sure your data is safe at all times.
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CJIS-compliant. Experience the security of a leading digital evidence management system from iCrimeFighter. Maintain data privacy compliance, and streamline law enforcement operations.
SOC II Compliant. With iCrimeFighter, rest assured your digital evidence collection and secure evidence sharing are handled with the highest standards of data privacy compliance.
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Want to save time managing digital evidence?
We would love to help you as we have for prosecutor offices and law enforcement agencies across the nation. Book a live demo today and we’ll take you through the tool and answer any questions you may have.
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Share discovery with ease

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors is a DEMS made specifically for Prosecutors. Receive evidence from multiple sources, view files without downloading anything and share discovery with the click of a button.

No burning, printing or shipping of media

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors allows you to receive and share evidence without burning and shipping media. The files are stored in a secure cloud and instantly available to anyone you share with.

Maintains comprehensive chain of custody history

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors provides a comprehensive chain of custody, tracking its lifecycle from collection to courtroom presentation. This ensures the integrity and credibility of digital evidence.

View files all in one place, without downloading or needing software

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors allows you to access and view all files centrally, eliminating the need for downloading or installing additional software. This streamlined approach ensures efficient and seamless file management, enhancing productivity and case handling efficiency.

Best in class support

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors offers best-in-class support, ensuring users receive prompt, expert assistance for any queries or issues. This superior level of customer service guarantees a smooth, uninterrupted experience, enhancing overall user satisfaction and system reliability.

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Share discovery with ease

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors is a DEMS made specifically for Prosecutors. Receive evidence from multiple sources, view files without downloading anything and share discovery with the click of a button.

No burning, printing or shipping of media

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors allows you to receive and share evidence without burning and shipping media. The files are stored in a secure cloud and instantly available to anyone you share with.

Maintains comprehensive chain of custody history

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors provides a comprehensive chain of custody, tracking its lifecycle from collection to courtroom presentation. This ensures the integrity and credibility of digital evidence.

View files all in one place, without downloading or needing software

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors allows you to access and view all files centrally, eliminating the need for downloading or installing additional software. This streamlined approach ensures efficient and seamless file management, enhancing productivity and case handling efficiency.

Best in class support

iCrimeFighter for Prosecutors offers best-in-class support, ensuring users receive prompt, expert assistance for any queries or issues. This superior level of customer service guarantees a smooth, uninterrupted experience, enhancing overall user satisfaction and system reliability.

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DEMS vs RMS: What Is the Difference?

In a modern public safety environment, data flows into an agency from countless directions. On any given shift, a law enforcement agency might generate dozens of textual incident reports, collect multiple body-worn camera videos, process physical property receipts, and receive mobile phone footage from a store owner via a secure public submission portal.

Managing this diverse collection of data requires distinct software solutions. Typically, organizations are forced to depend on two major systems, namely, the Records Management System (RMS) and the Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS).

Although both systems are vital in the everyday functioning of law enforcement and prosecution processes, they do have very different roles to play. The difference between digital evidence management systems and records management systems becomes very important in this case.
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What Is a DEMS?

A Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) is a specialized platform built to handle rich, unstructured multimedia evidence used in criminal investigations.

A DEMS provides a secure, audited cloud environment with tamper-evident controls explicitly designed for collecting, organizing, storing, reviewing, sharing, and tracking digital evidence. It serves as the primary repository for media assets like body camera video, dashcam recordings, interview room audio, forensic photos, and citizen-submitted media.

Rather than treating files like standard business documents, a DEMS focuses heavily on data security and legal integrity. It tracks every user interaction down to the millisecond, automatically monitors changes across file versions, and uses secure sharing tools to distribute large files to prosecutor offices without compromising the underlying data. It also supports modern field ingestion methods, such as generating a secure upload link or a specialized QR code for community members to submit incident videos directly from their mobile browsers.

What Is an RMS?

A Records Management System (RMS) serves as the primary database for an agency's structured, text-based operational records and institutional history.

A police RMS is an agency-wide platform used to create, store, track, and report textual data related to law enforcement operations. It handles incident reports, arrest sheets, citation logs, master name indexes, warrant lists, booking records, and internal personnel assignments.

The main role of an RMS lies in administrative organization, compliance, and reporting. Whenever an officer responds to a call, they use the RMS to write incident reports, enter demographic details, track stolen property, and generate required state or federal crime statistics (such as NIBRS compliance reports). It serves as the official paper trail for all administrative and operational actions taken by the agency.

DEMS vs RMS: Core Differences

Although the two systems contain information about the same crime, they contain different information and are used for different processes. The following table presents the key functional differences between the two systems:

Operational Parameter

Records Management System (RMS)

Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS)

Primary Purpose

Manually logs narrative records, administrative histories, and crime statistics.
Preserves, tracks, and audits unstructured multimedia evidence for court use.

Primary Data Type

Structured text data, fillable data forms, PDF sheets, and text logs.
Unstructured media files (HD video, forensic photos, mobile device extractions).

Audit Log Focus

Tracks data entry corrections, report approvals, and basic access histories.
Generates immutable, append-only logs tracking every video view, play, and file download.

Data Integrity Proof

Relies on supervisor workflow approvals and electronic signatures.
Uses mathematical proof, such as SHA-256 cryptographic hashes, to verify files.

Sharing Method

Exports static text files, printouts, or standardized PDF case files.
Distributes secure, access-controlled links with tracked download permissions.

Primary Users

Patrol officers, records clerks, dispatchers, and agency command staff.
Detectives, evidence technicians, state/local prosecutors, and defense counsel.

Storage Optimization

Scaled for database text records and small document attachments.
Scaled for massive multi-gigabyte video files and secure cloud environments.

Why Law Enforcement Agencies Need Both Systems

When reviewing modern software options, agencies occasionally wonder if one system can replace the other. In practice, a standard RMS cannot efficiently scale to handle massive digital evidence, and a dedicated DEMS is not designed to process city-wide crime statistics or state NIBRS reports.Instead of competing, the two platforms work best when deployed side-by-side to handle different stages of the investigative process:

The RMS Acts as the Brain

It houses the contextual details of the case. It contains the written observations of the responding officer, the demographic details of the individuals involved, the statutory charges submitted to the prosecutor, and the internal administrative tracking of the file.

The DEMS Acts as the Vault

It protects the visual and audible proof supporting the written case files. It secures the high-definition body camera video, property room photographs, and mobile phone extractions that prosecutors need to secure a conviction in court.
By maintaining both systems, public safety teams ensure that their administrative reporting remains compliant with federal standards while their digital assets are protected by court-defensible security controls.

Where Integrations Matter

The true value of deploying both platforms is realized through deep, well-configured system integration. Without a data connection between your systems, officers are forced to double-enter case numbers, and prosecutors can struggle to link a written police report with its corresponding video files.

Unified Case Identifiers

A standard integration ensures that when an incident number is generated within the RMS, it serves as the master anchor for the corresponding folder inside the DEMS. This prevents files from getting lost due to simple typing errors.

Automatic Context Syncing

Depending on the integration level and API configuration between systems, updating a case status in the RMS (e.g., changing a status from "Active" to "Cleared by Arrest") can potentially align the linked media inside the DEMS, assisting with automated retention schedules or sharing permissions.

Streamlined Prosecutorial Review

When a case file is transferred to the district attorney's office for discovery review, an integrated system lets prosecutors access both the text narratives and the multimedia assets from a secure interface, reducing the risk of missing discovery dates.

The Enterprise Layer for Digital Evidence

Maximizing the efficiency of your technology stack requires specialized software built to connect cleanly with your existing systems. iCrimeFighter provides a hardware-neutral, cloud-integrated Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) designed to serve as the secure media vault for your public safety workflows.

The system supports your multi-platform workflow through practical features:

Complementary Infrastructure

Works alongside your existing police RMS rather than forcing an expensive or disruptive administrative replacement, allowing your agency to upgrade its media tools independently.

Flexible Ingestion Tools

Enables field personnel to upload media directly from mobile devices, using secure upload links and custom QR codes to capture citizen files while minimizing manual data entry during ingestion and review.

Permanent Activity Tracking

Generates immutable audit trails for every file asset, creating clear verification records that can be exported directly into discovery packets.

Secure Sharing Gateways

Replaces physical media delivery with tracked digital sharing pathways, allowing law enforcement and prosecutors to transfer case files smoothly.
While advanced software provides the architecture needed to store and share digital assets securely, long-term file integrity relies on a shared responsibility model. Maintaining a reliable chain of custody requires combining a robust technical platform with your department's localized case-numbering standards, administrative workflows, and data management policies. iCrimeFighter delivers the technical foundation needed to give your agency clearer control over digital evidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can an agency use a modern RMS to store all of its body-worn camera videos?

While some RMS platforms allow users to attach small files to reports, they are not designed to host terabytes of high-definition video. Attempting to store extensive media inside a standard database slows down system performance, compromises data searchability, and lacks the append-only cryptographic tracking required to defend digital evidence in court.

How do prosecutors access data from both systems during the discovery phase?

In a well-managed setup, investigators use secure sharing tools within the DEMS to package all multimedia assets under the primary incident report number generated by the RMS. The prosecutor can then review the text narratives alongside the tracked media files through a secure, audited portal, ensuring full discovery compliance.

Does a DEMS replace the need for physical property room tracking software?

No, it doesn’t. DEMS is a secure digital vault specifically built for videos, photos, and phone extractions. While it handles the digital side of things, agencies still rely on their Records Management System (RMS) or specialized barcode systems to track the physical items, like weapons or drugs, sitting on a shelf in the property room.

What happens to the retention schedule if a case status changes in the RMS?

If the systems are integrated and configured to do so, a change in RMS case status may trigger updates to retention workflows inside the DEMS. For instance, if a case is reclassified as a homicide, the system can be set up to adjust the retention schedule on associated media files to preserve them permanently.

How does a DEMS protect the integrity of files compared to an RMS?

While an RMS uses access control and permission mechanisms to protect the entries of the text, DEMS gives an additional level of protection by computing the cryptographic hash value (for example, SHA-256) of each and every file uploaded in it. This assures that a video or a photograph hasn’t been tampered with in any way since its ingestion.

Can citizen-submitted files captured via QR codes be linked to the RMS?

Yes. When field personnel generate a secure upload link or QR code for a witness, they can associate the upload request with the active case or incident number. Once the citizen submits their files, the system routes the media directly into the directory assigned to that case, keeping the evidence organized and easy to track alongside your primary records.

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