NRS-18217 | Indexes to Charge Books [Tamworth Police Station]

Since 1862 there has been an obligation to create Charge books. “The Sergeant, senior Constable, or Constable on duty at the watchhouse received all charges against prisoners brought in by different Constables, ascertained their nature and if satisfied it was a proper charge was to: enter name of each prisoner and the particulars of the offence in a book he shall keep for the purpose, to be called a 'Charge Book'. Prisoners property was also to be entered into the charge book. (1) This series consists of Indexes to Charge Books (numbers 40-113) from the Tamworth Police Station. The series lists the surname of the offender with either a charge number or a Charge Book number and page number.The format and details recorded varies slightly over time. The index is listed alphabetically under the surname of the offender and in chronological order. Some are also divided under Charge Book headings.Police Stations replaced charge books with the COPS system (Computerised Operational Policing System) in 1994. Occasionally a hard copy backup was kept during the introduction of the COPS system. Some stations also used the interim Charge books and indexes- on-line charging records computer system while COPS was introduced. ENDNOTES:1. NSW Government Gazette 1 March 1862 p.498.

自1862年起，编制指控记录簿（Charge Book）便成为法定职责。"当时值勤的警司、高级警员或驻拘留所警员，需接收其他警员提交的所有针对被捕者的指控，核实指控性质；若确认指控合法，则须将每名被捕者的姓名及其所涉犯罪详情，记入其专门留存的、命名为"指控记录簿（Charge Book）"的簿册中。被捕者的随身财物亦需登入该记录簿。(1)"

本数据集包含塔姆沃思警察局（Tamworth Police Station）编号40至113的指控记录簿索引。该索引收录了违法者的姓氏，以及对应的指控编号、指控记录簿编号与页码。

随着时间推移，记录格式与留存细节略有调整。本索引按违法者姓氏的字母顺序排序，并辅以时间序列排列；部分索引亦按指控记录簿的标题进行分类。

1994年，各警察局开始用计算机化执法操作系统（COPS, Computerised Operational Policing System）取代传统的指控记录簿。在COPS系统推行期间，部分警局会留存纸质备份；部分警局在COPS上线初期，亦采用过渡性的在线指控记录计算机系统与配套的临时指控记录簿及索引。

注释：1. 新南威尔士州政府公报（NSW Government Gazette），1862年3月1日，第498页。