NRS-16467 | Charge books [Sydney Police Station]

Police Rules of 1862 introduced the obligation to keep Charge books to record charges against prisoners, the nature of the charges, the names of those charged as well as any prisoner's property. (1)This series consists of Charge books from the Sydney Police Station.Details pertaining to the charge itself included: the charge number; the date and hour of both the apprehension and the recording of the charge in the Charge book; personal details of the person being charged including name, address, date and place of birth, height, calling/occupation, and nationality; a short summary of the nature of the offence; the full name and address of the informant (usually the constable); any property found on the prisoner and the prisoner's property book reference number; signatures of the watch house keeper / Station Sergeant and the searching Constable; name of apprehending officer; signature of prosecutor; if the prisoner was bailed (date and hour, by whose order, amount of cash or surety, and bail form receipt number); if not bailed, the date and time of discharge from cells; how the case was disposed of including date and name of magistrate; and any remarks (usually details of discharge or if sent to another prison).In general entries became less detailed over time but the format of the entries and the type of information collected remained similar.From around 1950 annual single numbers began to be used for entries relating to charges though the year may have been recorded either before or after the single number (eg. 42/ 1, 2/54 or 87/3). From around the 1980s charge books for each police station were given volume numbers from '1' onwards, in chronological order.Hardcopy charge books were gradually replaced by online systems between approximately 1990 and 1994. The COPS system (Computerised Operational Policing System) was introduced in 1994, preceded by the Online Charging records system (1990-1995), an interim system used as a back-up for the implementation of COPS.Endnote1. Police Rules, Nos. 360-361 and 369, NSW Government Gazette No.49, 1 March 1862, pp.498-499.

1862年《警察规则》规定，需留存控告记录簿（Charge books），用以记录针对囚犯的控告、控告性质、被控告人姓名及囚犯财物情况。(1)本系列包含悉尼警察局的控告记录簿。控告本身相关的细节包括：控告编号；逮捕及在控告记录簿中记录控告的日期与时间；被控告人的个人信息（含姓名、住址、出生日期及地点、身高、职业、国籍）；罪行性质的简要摘要；举报人（通常为警员）的全名及住址；囚犯身上发现的财物及对应的囚犯财物簿参考编号；看守所长/警长与搜查警员的签名；逮捕警官姓名；检察官签名；若囚犯获得保释，则需记录保释的日期与时间、批准人、现金或担保人金额及保释表单收据编号；若未保释，则记录出狱日期与时间；案件处置方式（含治安法官的日期与姓名）；以及任何备注（通常为释放细节或是否移送其他监狱）。总体而言，随着时间推移，记录内容的详细程度有所降低，但记录格式及收集的信息类型保持一致。约从1950年起，控告相关记录开始采用年度单一编号，年份可置于编号之前或之后（例如：42/1、2/54或87/3）。约1980年代起，各警察局的控告记录簿按时间顺序赋予卷号，从“1”开始递增。1990至1994年间，纸质控告记录簿逐步被在线系统取代。1994年引入计算机化警务操作系统（COPS，Computerised Operational Policing System），此前（1990-1995年）使用在线控告记录系统作为过渡方案，为COPS的实施提供备份支持。尾注1. 《警察规则》第360-361条及369条，新南威尔士州政府公报第49期，1862年3月1日，第498-499页。