STARS status and related announcement
The new Incident Report forms are official
March 31, 1998 -- We're still making changes to STARS in response to requests from NCIS and N09N3. The beta version is looking better and better. Meanwhile, as you may have heard, the new NIBRS Incident Report forms are scheduled for implementation 01JUN98. In case you didn't see the official announcement, here it is:ALL NAVY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, 1. A MAJOR REVISION TO THE INCIDENT REPORT (OPNAV 5527/1) HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY CNO (N09N3). THE REVISED FORM IS NECESSARY TO MEET A 1988 CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE THAT REQUIRES ALL DOD ACTIVITIES COMPLY WITH REPORT NATIONAL INCIDENT BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS). DATA WILL BE ABSTRACTED AND COMPILED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (FBI). 2. FORM HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO OPNAV FORMS DIRECTORATE FOR INCLUSION INTO THE SUPPLY SYSTEM TO REPLACE EXISTING FORM. 3. A MESSAGE OUTLINE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW FORM AND GUIDANCE CONCERNING PROCUREMENT OF FORMS AND DRAFT NAVY UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM (NUCRS) INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE RELEASED IN SEVERAL WEEKS. THE NEW OPNAVINST 5580.1A WILL FURTHER OUTLINE IMPLEMENTATION AND A NEW INSTRUCTION ADDRESSING NUCRS SHOULD BE READY FOR SUBMISSION TO OPNAV/SECNAV DIRECTIVES BY LATE APR98. 4. AS OF THIS DATE, THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE NEW FORM IS 01JUN98. FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL FOLLOW VIA MESSAGE TRAFFIC.