Criminal Justice What is It D B•IT Transformation People & Processes

7/27/2019 Criminal Justice What is It D B IT Transformation People & Processes

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Illinois Digital Government Summit

Criminal Justice InformationWhat is it today?

Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County


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Bridging Networks

Integrating Criminal Justice Information

The records should state the law and facts accuratelyand completely. The information should be

exchanged between agencies in a timely manner.

All criminal justice agencies keep

records and information about

individuals who have or may have

committed crimes.


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Integrated Criminal Justice

The citizens of Cook County would be best served if the variousagencies that comprise and are integral to the County and State

Criminal Justice systems readily shared information.

In April of 2002, the Cook County Integrated Criminal Justice

Information Systems (CCICJIS) Committee was established by

Cook County Board Resolution with the mission to:

improve the public safety and protect civil liberties of the

citizens of Cook County by improving the effectiveness and

efficiency of the Cook County criminal justice system; throughproviding judges, prosecutors, public defenders, law

enforcement, policy makers, and other related agencies with

accurate, timely and complete criminal history information.


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What isIntegration?

CCICJIS Committee defines the term integration as follows. Integration is:

Inter-agency cooperation.

Sharing data electronically between criminal justice agencies to ensure quality and

usefulness of that data for the criminal justice enterprise.

The use of evolving technologies to enable criminal justice agencies to efficiently

access core data from other agencies.

The reduction / elimination of duplicative data entry of core data.

The development of efficient workflow and inter-dependent processes to support

core data handling.


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Develop Strategic Plan

Develop Detailed Plan of Action

Develop Implementation Strategy

CCICJIS Planning Goals

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Click Mouse Reveal Next Phase


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Cook County Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems

CCICJIS is the collaborative efforts of the justice agencies of Cook County as well as the State

of Illinois.

Cook County

Clerk of the Circuit Court

States Attorney

Sheriff

Chief Judge

Public Defender

Probation Department

Bureau of Information Technology and Automation

State of Illinois

Secretary of State

Administrative Office of Illinois Courts (AOIC)

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Law Enforcement

Illinois State Police

Chicago Police Department

Suburban Cook County Chief of Police Associations


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CONNECTED NETWORKSFor integration to occur, criminal justice agencies must agree on the type of information

that should be shared, and build a technical infrastructure that supports electronic

information exchanges.

Clerk of the

Circuit CourtOffice of the Chief Judge

Sheriffs Dept.

States Attorney

Public Defender


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Captureinformation once,share it

appropriately, andmake it availablefor repeated use.

Coordinate andshare informationelectronically.

Use interoperabletechnologiesrather than closed

systems.

Three Themes for Integration


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Clerk of theCircuit Court

Criminal DocketSystem

Sheriffs Jail

Mgmt. System

PublicDefender

Case Mgmt.

Sheriff

Arrest BookingSystem

States

AttorneyCase Mgmt.

Chief Judge

JuvenileProbation

CABS/CPD

Clear System

State Dept.Corrections

LeadsWarrants

Juvenile TempDetention Ctr.

Resident InfoSystem

OutsideCounty

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) The Bus

Data DataData DataDataDataDataData Data DataData

Data

CriminalJusticeAgencies

The BUS A Service Oriented

Architecture

Identified all the data

exchanges across the

criminal justice

system

Requested $1.5

million in 2014

Will pilot two data

exchanges through

the bus


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Benefits of Integration More accurate, timely, and informed decision

making by law enforcement officers,

prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges,probation officers and corrections officers.

Improved access to criminal justice information

for criminal justice agencies and the public.

Real-time access to critical criminal justice

information.

More rapid and more accurate identification of

suspected offenders.

More timely and proactive notification of key

events.

Improved/Expedited case processing.

Improved compliance and mitigation of

liabilities.

Reduction or elimination of redundant data

entry costs.

More cost efficient use of finite resources.

Enhanced public safety through more complete,accurate and timely information at key decision

points.

Increased protection of the innocent.


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Funding Strategies to Support

Justice Information Sharing

Pursue Federal, State, and Local resources and funding

Engage private sector funding sources

Develop a multi-year capital plan for funding integrated

justice projects

Prioritize integrated justice projects for funding purposes

Establish a process for managing funding requests

Continue to review and evaluate the funding strategy


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Other Clerks Office

Technological Innovations


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Questions? More Information?

[email protected]

Bridget Dancy

Chief Information Officer

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

69 W. Washington, 25th Floor

Chicago, IL 60602

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