Critical Review of Police FIR and Case Record Management and Proposed Blockchain-Based Systems

Authors

  • Chavan Shubham  School of Computer Science, MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Katare Shlok  School of Computer Science, MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Mane Tanmay  School of Computer Science, MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Aras Supriya  School of Computer Science, MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

FIR, Blockchain, Machine Learning, IoT, Police case-recording system

Abstract

India is the largest democracy with an increasing population where a growing crime rate is almost inevitable. There are several robust rules in the constitution to ensure smooth functioning of the system, however, sometimes, the entire process is slowed down with the need for verification at each step. To avoid the delay in specifically the First Information Report (FIR) and case-related proceedings, a digitized solution is proposed wherein all the steps were carried out online reducing the time and was more convenient to both the public and the police department. Yet the need for a more secure, unalterable, traceable, and chronological sequence of records was still lacking. Hence, to fill in the void, blockchain-based systems have been proposed but an end-to-end system covering the entire span of police judicial proceedings is new and is currently being developed. In our paper, we take this opportunity to study and analyze the existing police case-related proceedings, the blockchain technology, and the proposed systems and also suggest an integrated police record management system using blockchain, Machine Learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Chavan Shubham, Katare Shlok, Mane Tanmay, Aras Supriya, " Critical Review of Police FIR and Case Record Management and Proposed Blockchain-Based Systems" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.70-78, March-April-2021.