THE TIPLINE PACKAGE INCLUDES:
1. The TIPLINE analytic application
which can be used to analyze
large volumes of tips stored in the database. (download
CD)
2. The TIPLINE Handbook. This handbook provides suggestions and guidance for developing a tip line system to better respond to critical incidents, on-going investigations, and other police concerns more efficiently. Included are instructions on how to install and use the enclosed TIPLINE submission forms, databases, and analytic application.
The handbook also contains general standard operating procedures for
responding with tip lines during critical incidents,
suggestions on the types of analysis that can might be undertaken and
how the analysis can be operationalized, and Project
TIPLINE’s Executive summary, briefly describing the overall
project, the findings from the preliminary research on tip line use in
the U.S., and contact information. Agencies are encouraged to use and
adapt any parts of these materials for their own needs.
(download pdf)
3. TIPLINE online submission forms.
Included with the software application package are
the online tip submission forms to be installed on an agencies web
server or standalone computer (depending on how TIPLINE is used) for
both general and critical incidents. A Spanish version of this
submission form is also provided which can be connected to the same
collection database, to facilitate bi-lingual use of TIPLINE. (included
in software above)
4. The TIPLINE database
which the online forms are to be connected,
and which receive and store tips that are entered using the online tip
submission forms. The database stores the information in a systematic
way to facilitate analysis. (included in software above)