to keep track of people's past offences to see if they need to be kept an eye on. - Roschian :)
to find out others details
The police do keep detailed prison records when a person has been imprisoned. This is typically stored in a confidential database. The police will only disclose details of past crimes when a DBS check is requested.
A police database is somewhere where the Police can store any information they like, from criminal records, to number plate registrations. The Police Database system is vital to protect society from crime.
so they can track people down and find out their contact details. hope this helped :) - sajida
a police officer would use a database for identity of whose been in prison and who is in prison
they keep a rercord of all criminals and report it to the chief governor who then reports to the police to hunt them down
Many companies use databases to keep track of their stock, or their employees. A database is a collection of information, like names and addresses, or phone numbers. Police Departments have databases of crimes committed and criminals caught.
Database maintenance is an activity which is designed to keep a database running smoothly.
Yes, a shopping list is similar to the database. As we keep our data in our database(in computers) in that way only we keep the data of items to be bought in our shopping list.
It is possible for police to keep fingerprint records from 40 years ago, especially if the prints were part of a criminal investigation or database. Retention policies vary by jurisdiction, but older records can still be accessible for solving cold cases or re-investigations.
in a safe!
I think so... Probably.