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The Law Enforcement Information Exchange
(LInX)Unclassified
The Law Enforcement Information Exchange
What LInX is History of the LInX projects How LInX works Current Status of the LInX projects Capabilities Lessons Learned—Success Factors Success Stories Screenshots
What LInX Is
The Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX)
is an advanced information sharing system
conceived, funded and built by the United States
Naval Criminal Investigative Service, but not owned
or controlled by NCIS
What LInX Is Transports, normalizes, indexes then consolidates
data from member law enforcement agencies’ RMS systems on a nightly basis into a data warehouse & allows users to search all contributed data with several search & analysis tools
LInX is NOT an original system of records but a replication of many original systems of records
LInX is populated with law enforcement data only and is NOT an intelligence system
What LInX Is Not just another database or computer
system, but an advanced investigative tool for the law enforcement community
It allows you to know things you couldn’t know before
Another tool in an officer’s/investigator’s toolbox
History of LInX
What is NCIS & why is DoD building an IS system for law enforcement?
After the bombing of the USS Cole and the events of September 11, 2001 NCIS mission priorities changed
Information sharing was critical to new agency priorities
LInX Status- June 2007 7 Regional LInX Systems Planned7 Regional LInX Systems Planned Operational in 6 Regions Operational in 6 Regions Developmental in 1 Regions in FY 07Developmental in 1 Regions in FY 07 Navy/NCIS Programmed in 2 Regions FY’08Navy/NCIS Programmed in 2 Regions FY’08
San Diego San Diego
New London,CTNew London,CT
IOC-IOC-Oct’04Oct’04
IOC-IOC-Jun‘05Jun‘05
IOC-IOC-Apr’06Apr’06
IOC-IOC-Jun‘05Jun‘05
IOC-IOC-Sep‘05Sep‘05
IOC-IOC-Feb’07Feb’07
IOC-IOC-Jun’07Jun’07
100%100%
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** Discussions re development of Los Angeles LInX Region for FY’07
Los AngelesLos Angeles
FP
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Data Warehouse
Existing Network
OtherFederal
State
How LInX Works Existing Network
Shared RMS Individual Agency RMS
LInX DataLInX DataWarehouseWarehouse
Data is accessed by the usersfrom a web browser using SSL
Data is pushed to the Front Porch then into LInX
Firewall
Firewall
Front Porch
AgencyRMS System
Login & password required
4- Dell 6650 Servers with Applications
FBI Field FBI Field OfficeOffice
LE Users
LInX LE AgencyLInX LE Agency
LE DATALE DATA
Arrest Records
Investigations
Traffic Reports
CAD Data
Booking Records
Warrants
USERUSER
USERUSER
USERUSER 256 bit encryption
1024 bit encryption
Types of Data in LInX
Types of electronic data in the system:
Law Enforcement RMS data: (Structured & Unstructured) incident fields, incident narratives, supplemental
investigative narratives, field interviews, suspicious incidents, arrests, outstanding warrants and mugshots
Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) data Pawn shop records
Types of Data in LInX
Jail booking records Traffic Crash Reports Traffic Summons data Parking ticket data Sex Offender Registry Adult Criminal History Statewide mugshots
LInX Capabilities Tactical functions and operation
Tactical Search Screens Search by name, partial name, nickname, address, vehicle, SSN,
OL#, telephone #, FBI#, record # or type, date range, etc. Exact or Assisted Search and use of wildcard Local warrants & mugshots
Analytical functions and operation Advanced search
Tactical + incident narratives, date ranges, individual agency search, etc.
Free text search (Google®-like; conceptual) Link analysis (visual representation of relationships)
Pawned Property search by name, article, description, serial #, pawn shop, date range,
etc.
Success Factors
Strategy Governance Funding Source Data Capabilities Technology Long Term Support Evaluation Methodology Program Management
Success Factors
Strategy (2) The project must have the ability to address
specific critical issues as well as reconcile the various interests of the participating agencies.
Common Vision must be established Develop a Comprehensive Strategic Plan
Success Factors
Governance
The project must establish a strong governance infrastructure to support policy and operational decisions for the long-term survival of the project.
Success Factors
Data The goal is to share all legally sharable
data More data, not less This would include structured and
unstructured data in records systems and investigative files.
Success Factors
Capabilities
Easy to use query and analysis tools Robust security & audit standards A system by law enforcement personnel
for law enforcement
Success Factors
Technology Open standards, affordable and capable Easy to enhance and scale up The system must build upon existing
capabilities and not force agencies to buy new systems or change business practices—i.e., seamless integration.
Success FactorsSupport
CEO long term buy-in with associated policies on system use
Becomes a part of training curriculum with necessary policies in place
Comprehensive training and user manuals Long-term financial support Technical support from vendors and/or in-
house experts for long-term maintenance
Success Factors
Evaluation Component
The project must have identified evaluation criteria to gauge the effectiveness of the system to its stated goals.
Define success
Success Factors
Program Management
Strong program management is important in order to achieve success.
“Champion” to push the process
Lessons Learned An Operational project not an IT project Built from the ground up, not top down—every level involved Structure governance to get agency CEOs to the table Keep agency CEOs directly & consistently involved Law enforcement information only Investigative system not intelligence Strong rules of use and administrative policies Not a cookie-cutter approach; each system is different
according to the priorities, needs, issues and laws Start small, minimal agency impact, get it up and working
then add more capabilities & additional agencies Feedback loop from users with continuous improvement
Success Stories Homicide of a police officer in VA Gang rape in VA Homicide Suspects in NW Identity Thefts in NE Florida Attempted Child Abduction in NW Theft Rings at Norfolk Intrn’l Airport Many many instances of recovered stolen property Serial Burglary, Robbery & Check cases International Money Laundering in NW
Dennis A. Mook, Chief of Police (Ret.)
(757) 449-0674
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