Transcription of Police Misconduct Hearing: Case Study
We are often approached by professional standards departments of regional UK police force, to transcribe a police misconduct hearing in the case of appeals.
The Need
The professional standards department of a large regional police force contacted us for transcription of a police misconduct hearing, requested for appeal purposes. Their internal services were unable to cope with the sheer volume of appeals coming through and we were asked if we could turn a five day hearing around quickly.
How Transcribe It met the objectives
- Four team members were allocated to five hours of recording.
- To ensure consistency, regular communication was required between the team to ensure place names, jargon and citations were accurately reflected.
- To ensure completeness and accuracy, four microphones from each recording were thoroughly listened to and then checked back through.
- Transcribe It managed to turn the recordings around in four working days, thus exceeding client expectations.
Turnaround
20 hours of misconduct hearing within five working days.
Requirements
Word for word. Speaker ID. To transcribe from four different microphones for each recording. Knowledge of legal and police jargon. Client provided notes from the hearing to use to identify counsel, the chair and witnesses.
Confidentiality
Transcribe It’s platform to meet the NCSC’s 15 Cloud Security Principles
Results
Our client was extremely happy with Transcribe It’s reliable, high quality service and valued especially how accurately and quickly the transcripts were turned around. Our client was assured by Transcribe It’s robust security measures. They subsequently recommended Transcribe It to another police force, who required the same service. Transcribe It is the UK’s longest established professional transcription service, established in 1992. Our transcribers are UK based, DBS checked and speak English as their mother tongue.
