A topical index to MRSC's information resources.
Browse the index by subject or search the index by keyword. This index contains summaries of sample documents and articles selected by MRSC staff.
Topic Code Topic Title PS 0 All PS 0 Documents PS 0.0000 Periodicals PS 0.0001 Bibliographies PS 0.0002 Dictionaries, thesauri, guides PS 0.0003 Resource guides, directories, associations and organizations PS 0.0004 Forms, application forms PS 0.0005 Product catalogs, services PS 0.0006 Software applications PS 0.0007 Publications, publishers' blurbs PS 0.0008 Requests for proposals (RFP), requests for qualifications (RFQ), requests for information (RFI) PS 0.0009 General PS 1 All PS 1 Documents PS 1.0000 Emergency service operations and planning, emergency management, National Incident Management System (NIMS), Continuity of Operations (COOP) PS 1.1000 Emergency preparedness plans, disaster mitigation plans PS 1.1050 Local organization for emergency management (RCW 38.52.070), Emergency Management Council PS 1.2000 Emergency powers for local governments, declaring an emergency, emergency proclamations, mutual aid agreements, interlocal cooperation in an emergency PS 1.3000 Civil disorders, riot control PS 1.4000 Hazards, natural disasters, hazard mitigation plans, Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (PL.106-930) PS 1.4100 Earthquakes PS 1.4200 Flood control [physical (construction) activities to keep flood waters away from populated areas or infrastructure] PS 1.4300 Volcanic eruption PS 1.4400 Hazardous materials emergencies, hazardous materials incident command agency, hazardous materials transport PS 1.4410 Community Right to Know, SARA III PS 1.5000 Terrorism, terrorist attack, bioterrorism, civil defense, nuclear attack PS 1.6000 Search and Rescue (SAR) PS 2 All PS 2 Documents PS 2.0000 Courts, including Court Improvement Act of 1984, Task Force of Limited Jurisdiction PS 2.1000 Justice Court Act of 1961 (historical) PS 2.1050 Superior courts PS 2.1100 District courts, contracts with district court, filing in and fees PS 2.1200 Municipal departments in district courts (Ch. 3.46 RCW), contracts PS 2.1300 Municipal courts under Ch. 3.50, interlocal contracts PS 2.1310 Traffic violations bureaus and courts, traffic schools PS 2.1320 Mental health courts PS 2.1350 Drug courts, court mandated drug diversion programs PS 2.2000 Juvenile courts, juvenile court services, youth courts PS 2.3000 Court personnel PS 2.4000 Court administration and management, filing fees, summons, student courts PS 2.4100 Judicial information system PS 2.4200 Court rules, JCrR and RALJ, speedy trial rule, trial procedures, recording equipment requirements, evidence PS 2.4300 Witnesses PS 2.5000 Prosecutions, including general jurisdiction PS 2.6000 Right to counsel, defense of indigents, public defense, defense services application fee, assigned counsel PS 2.7000 Jury systems PS 2.8000 Bail, fines and criminal sentencing PS 2.8100 Alternative sentencing, service in lieu of fines, community service, electronic home detention, electronic monitoring, juvenile diversion (RCW 13.40.080) PS 2.8200 Crime Victim's Compensation Act, victim's assistance PS 2.8300 Traffic fines, including methods of payment PS 2.8310 Parking fines, parking infractions, parking violations, including collection methods, enforcement, parking tickets PS 3 All PS 3 Documents PS 3.0000 Fire Department PS 3.1000 Administration and organization, including master planning, combination fire departments PS 3.1050 Fire service fees, cost of fire service, fire mitigation fee, fire impact fees PS 3.1100 Standards, including recommended manpower, operational manuals PS 3.1200 Personnel, minimum manning PS 3.1300 Cost data, fire loss, statistics PS 3.1400 Performance and productivity PS 3.2000 Equipment PS 3.3000 Fire prevention, risk assessment, fire fighting, wild fires, wildfires, forest fires PS 3.3100 Fire inspections, fire marshal PS 3.4000 Fire investigation services, arson, arson investigations PS 3.5000 Volunteer fire department PS 3.6000 Service outside city PS 3.7000 Intergovernmental fire services, consolidation of fire departments, joint operating agreements, functional consolidation and mergers PS 3.7100 Fire protection contracts (traditional), including protection of public institutions PS 3.7200 Mutual aid agreements PS 4 All PS 4 Documents PS 4.0000 Integration of fire and police PS 4.1000 Department of emergency services, public safety PS 5 All PS 5 Documents PS 5.0000 Information about emergency communications systems, information networks PS 5.1000 E911, 911 systems, primary public safety answering point (PSAP), consolidated emergency communications systems providing 911 PSAP and other dispatch services PS 5.2000 Interlocal contracts for emergency communications services other than 911 and consolidated emergency communications systems PS 5.3000 Alarm systems, codes, false alarms PS 5.4000 Emergency radio communications systems, 800 MHZ systems, amateur radio emergency services PS 6 All PS 6 Documents PS 6.0000 Police department PS 6.1000 Administration and organization PS 6.1050 Police department finance, fees PS 6.1100 Standards, including recommended manpower PS 6.1200 Personnel PS 6.1300 Operations manuals, conduct guidelines, policies, criminal investigation, response to special populations PS 6.1310 Firearms policy, deadly force, excessive force, nonlethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, including prohibition of carrying firearms if convicted of domestic violence offense, guns PS 6.1320 Hot pursuit, including use of spike strips PS 6.1400 Police performance and productivity PS 6.1500 Police review boards, police advisory boards PS 6.2000 Arrests PS 6.2100 Arrest warrants, warrant serving PS 6.2200 Jurisdiction of law enforcement officers PS 6.2300 Search, search warrants and seizures PS 6.2400 Records, record retention, criminal history access, including computer systems PS 6.3000 Police community relations, community oriented policing, citizen academies, citizens police academies PS 6.4000 Equipment, video, radar, police vehicle use, weapons, pepper spray PS 6.5000 Volunteers, auxiliary police, police reserves PS 6.5100 Use of private police, hiring of police for additional security PS 6.5200 Police officers assigned to public facilities, police officers in schools, police officers in public housing PS 6.6000 Patrols, harbor patrol, bicycle patrols, residential security checks PS 6.6100 Canine patrols, police dogs PS 6.7000 Intergovernmental cooperation, agreements and contracts for law enforcement services PS 6.7100 Mutual aid agreements PS 6.7200 Drug enforcement, interlocal drug task force, HIDTA PS 7 All PS 7 Documents PS 7.0000 Criminal justice and corrections PS 7.1000 Crime prevention, block watch, "Night Out," non-traditional criminal justice programs PS 7.1100 Vandalism, graffiti, graffiti removal PS 7.1300 Crime statistics PS 7.1400 Security in buildings and public places, violence PS 7.1500 City-county interlocal agreements concerning criminal justice costs (RCW 39.34.180) PS 7.2000 Criminal justice information systems PS 7.3000 Privacy and security PS 7.3100 Rights of the individual, freedom of speech, employee searches PS 7.3200 Right of entry, emergency access system requirements (key boxes, opticom type systems) PS 7.3300 Search and seizure PS 7.4000 Criminal codes, criminal code revisions PS 7.4150 Decriminalization, civil violations, civil infraction system PS 7.4205 Offenses against persons, hate crimes PS 7.4210 Abuse, child and vulnerable adults, sexual exploitation of children, RCW 9.68A, crimes against children PS 7.4215 Assault and battery, coercion, RCW 9A.36 PS 7.4220 Domestic violence, restraining orders, no contact orders PS 7.4221 Harassment, RCW 9A.46, cyberstalking PS 7.4225 Invasion of privacy PS 7.4230 Offenses against property PS 7.4235 Burglary and theft, prowling, RCW 9A.52, shopping cart theft (RCW 9A.56.270) PS 7.4240 Fraud, failure to return leased property, bad checks PS 7.4245 Malicious mischief, property damage PS 7.4250 Shoplifting PS 7.4255 Moral nuisances, RCW 7.48A, indecent exposure, offenses against public morals, lewd conduct, prostitution, RCW 9A.88 PS 7.4260 Firearms and dangerous weapons, gun and weapons control, shooting ranges, archery ranges, bow and arrow PS 7.4265 Offenses against governmental order, failure to appear, obstructing a police officer, impersonation, false statements PS 7.4270 Offenses against public order, disorderly conduct, panhandling, begging, unlawful conduct on bus, pedestrian interference, panhandlers PS 7.4271 Curfew, parental responsibility PS 7.4272 Failure to supervise minors, parental liability for minor's actions PS 7.4275 Loitering, vagrancy, lying on public sidewalk PS 7.4280 Public disturbances PS 7.4281 Public assembly, crowd control PS 7.4285 Offenses by or against juveniles, gangs, gang abatement, suspension of driving privileges PS 7.4290 Sex offenses, sex offenders, community protection, RCW 9A44 PS 7.4295 Liquor offenses re minors PS 7.4300 Drug nuisances, RCW 7.43, controlled substances, RCW 60.50, toxic vapors, inhalation of toxic fumes PS 7.4310 Drug paraphernalia, drug free zones PS 7.4315 Liquor offenses, alcohol violations PS 7.4350 Miscellaneous regulations, slaughter of animals, animal cruelty PS 7.4355 Litter control, adopt-a-highway, adopt-a-street PS 7.4360 Trespass, RCW 9A.52 PS 7.4365 Flag desecration, improper display PS 7.4370 Crime and accident reporting, reporting of accidents PS 7.5000 Corrections PS 7.5100 Jail facilities, holding facilities, interlocal agreements for housing of prisoners PS 7.5200 Joint jail facilities, building facilities, facilities financing arrangements including juvenile detention facilities PS 7.5250 Private jails, private detention services PS 7.5300 Prisoner care, jail fees, booking fees PS 7.5400 Probation, work release, special programs, inmate employment programs PS 7.6000 Juvenile offenders, juvenile corrections, juvenile detention facilities, juvenile justice, prosecution of juveniles, juvenile court PS 7.6100 Juvenile rehabilitation programs PS 8 All PS 8 Documents PS 8.0000 Alternatives to court adjudications, dispute resolution PS 8.1000 Arbitration and mediation programs, neighborhood mediation centers, dispute resolution centers under RCW 7.75, conflict resolution, consensus building PS 8.1100 Pretrial intervention PS 9 All PS 9 Documents PS 9.0000 General information relating to nuisances, nuisance abatement, property maintenance PS 9.0500 Programs for nuisance abatement, nuisance code enforcement PS 9.1000 Ordinances relating to nuisances, nuisance abatement, property maintenance, environmental conservation, neighborhood conservation PS 9.1025 Abandoned property, attractive nuisances, shopping carts PS 9.1035 Birds PS 9.1040 Dust PS 9.1045 Insects, caterpillars, bees, beekeeping, apiaries PS 9.1046 Mosquitos PS 9.1055 Offensive odors PS 9.1060 Rodents, wildlife and wild animals as nuisances, including feeding of wildlife PS 9.1070 Unguarded excavations, wells, pits PS 9.1080 Unsightly areas, junk accumulation PS 9.1085 Weeds, shrubbery, trees, vegetation PS 9.1087 Junk vehicles, public nuisance vehicles