Case Study: Byram Mississippi Police Department avoids potential federal lawsuit and reduces liability claims and overtime training costs with PowerDMS

Byram Mississippi Police Department - Customer Case Study

Byram Mississippi Police Department (33 sworn, 8 civilian staff, MSLEAC accredited) needed a better way to manage policies, training and accreditation records. Officers struggled to find the right documents quickly, the department relied on paper files and three separate systems, and mandatory training pulled officers off the street and drove up overtime costs—exposing the agency to liability and administrative inefficiency.

Byram implemented PowerDMS as a single, online repository with electronic policy sign-offs, searchable documents, and online training. The system let supervisors generate audit reports, prove policy knowledge and training in a liability claim (averting a potential federal lawsuit), reduce liability insurance claims, cut overtime by shifting basic courses online, and streamline accreditation (assessment time cut from three days to two and assessors reduced from three to two).

Byram Mississippi Police Department

Luke Thompson

Police Chief