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HUPD Revamps Police Blotter Due to Omissions

Harvard never tried to conceal crimes, Riley says

"We're also working to correct that qualitycorrection timeline," Riley said.

This fall, HUPD will install a new computersystem that will allow dispatchers to withholdcertain confidential information while stilllisting the incident in the public logs. This isnot currently possible.

Riley said he hopes the new system will enableappropriate information to pass directly from thedispatcher to HUPD's official log and its Web log.

Riley stressed that the University and HUPDhave never tried to conceal campus crime.

"I need to put to bed the idea that there's aninstitutional pressure to not report [crimes]because it's simply not true," he said.

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"In the two years I've been here, I've neveronce been pressured [by the University] or haveever been spoken to about not reporting crimes."

Riley said he has tried to implement a basiccultural change within his department, encouraginga greater emphasis on service to the community.

Riley also tried to correct previous datamanagement problems by appointing Sergeant John J.Miller as HUPD records officer.

"Quality of data has been an issue since dayone," Riley said

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