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APPROACHES CONSIDERED (Continued) units in an attempt to address the problem. These efforts have shown success. However, burglars are not confined to particular Jurisdictions and not infrequently cross boundaries at will. ~he use of modern electronic technology in support of various s~mfnistrative and operational activities required of the law en- forcement co~m~ity is accelerating throughout the county. T~rge quantities of data now can be stored, retrieved, and ~lyzed with great rapidity at relatively low cost. This technology, however, has not been f~lly applied to the burglary prevention and appre- hension function. The current unavailability, untimeliness, or in- c~leteness of pertinent burglary information can be traced to the failure of all law enforcement agencies in the county to systematically identify and share common data needs on a regional basis. The region recognized this failore and developed the Burglary Index which became operational during the latter part of Ms.rch, 1974. The basic needs with regard to information and the suppression of burglary have and will be satisfied through the application of the approach used during the Index's first year of operation. ~he most significant limitations to the approach taken during the first year of operation are storage capability and remOte on-line input and retrieval of info,nation. In- asmuch as the computer has such c~pability, the proposed design and development of an expanded computer-based data system wil~ provide for increased processing and correlation of pertinent data (e.g., crime patterns, M. O.'s, suspect information, pawn information, etc.) on a - 15 ~