Who is TIJIS?What is NIEM?

What is the Texas Path to NIEM?What NIEM means to me?

Who is TIJIS?The Texas Integrated Justice Information

Systems (TIJIS) Steering Committee is a statewide advisory group structured to assist in the coordination of statewide IJIS programs for information sharing by establishing a Steering Committee, Users Advisory Group and Users Advisory Group Sub-committees.

Formerly a sub-committee of Texas Criminal Justice Information Users’ Group (TCJIUG). TIJIS became separate entity October 2004.

Who is TIJIS cont’d?

TIJIS consists of state and local organizations that have a desire to implement standards based information systems in Texas.

Currently, TIJIS entire focus is on NIEM and NIEM Governance.

Texas Path to NIEM update to Texas Justice Integration Information Initiative (TJI3) Plan in August 2007.

www.tijis.org

What is NIEM?National Information Exchange ModelNIEM was launched on February 28, 2005, through a

partnership agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Events of September 11 and Hurricane Katrina identified need

for more information sharingBuilds on the success of the Global Justice XML Data Model

(GJXDM) to include domains other than Justice and Public Safety

Designed to develop, disseminate and support enterprise-wide information exchange standards and processes

Enable jurisdictions to share critical information

What is NIEM cont’dA data dictionary and reference model in the form of an

XML Schema

A framework that can be adapted/extended by local, state, tribal, and federal jurisdictions to support information sharing

A Common Vocabulary providing agreed-upon terms, definitions, and formats - independent of the way information is stored in individual agency systems

A Structured Approach to developing the reference documentation that expresses NIEM information exchange requirements in an implementation ready format – the Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) development process

What is NIEM Cont’dThe Domains

GJXDM domainGJXDM domain

What is the Texas Path to NIEM?A joint project between DPS, OCA, TDCJ and

TIJIS to map out a strategy for reaching NIEM compliance for justice, homeland security, and other disciplines in Texas

A project to bring immediate value to Texas justice agencies via the following deliverables Rewrite of the “TJI3” Plan to the “Texas Justice Information

Exchange Strategic plan” Gap analysis current exchanges within the Texas justice

community Developing IEPD’s and a data reference model of selected

exchanges

Path to NIEM IEPDsExchange Name Sending Agency Receiving Agency Document Type / IEPD Elements

Pen Package Check List (Pen Package Electronic Package)

Sheriff TDCJ SEE the Pen Package Document Check List and associated data elements.

Standardized Felony Judgment Form Court, Sheriif Sheriff, DA, Probation, Law Enforcement, TDCJ Disposition and Sentencing Document

Booking Report Jail, SheriffSheriff, Jail, DA, Probation, Court, Law Enforcement, TDCJ

Standard Arrest / Booking Report

Offense Report Court, DA, Sheriff TDCJ, Sheriff, DA Sentencing Document

Indictment or Information (Charging Document)

DA, Court, SheriffSheriff, Jail, Probation, Court, Law Enforcement, TDCJ

Charging Document

Jail Conduct Report Jail, SheriffSheriff, Jail, Probation, Court, Law Enforcement, TDCJ

Jail Conduct Report

Detainers, Holds Notification Jail, Sheriff TDCJ - Corrections, Sheriff, DA, TDCJ Detainers, Holds or Warrant Notification

Pre-Sentence Investigation (PSI) Report Probation, Sheriff DA, Court, Sherriff, TDCJ Pre-Sentence Investigation (PSI) Report

Client Supervision Plan Probation, Sheriff DA, Court, Sherriff, TDCJ Probation Client Supervision Plan

Victim Impact Statement DA, Sheriff Sheriff, TDCJ, DA, OAG Victim Impact Statement

Sex Offender Release Notification TDCJ, Jail Law Enforcement Sex Offender Release Notification

Path to NIEM IEPDs cont’dExchange Name Sending Agency Receiving Agency Document Type / IEPD Elements

Licensed Foster Care Provider NoticeTexas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

Law EnforcementNotice of Foster Care Providers (address information for update into CAD)

Law Enforcement - Dispatch to Licensed Foster Care Provider Notification

Law EnforcementTexas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

Arrest / Incident / Supplemental Report

Notice of Release from Jail/Prison TDCJ, Jail Law Enforcement, DA, Court, Public DefenderRelease Notification (Sent XX days prior to actual release)

Expunction or Non-Disclosure Notice District Court DPS, Probation, Law Enforcement Expunction or Non-Disclosure Notice

Affidavit of Indigency and Election of Counsel Notice

CourtOffice of Court Administrative - Task Force on Indigent Defense

Public Defender Appointment Notice

Inmate Ready List TDCJ JailInmate Ready List - Inmates Ready for Transport to State Insititution (Pen Package Received)

Probation Case Status and Completion Information

Probation, Clerk of CourtLaw Enforcement, DA, Court, Public Defender, DPS

Probation Client Status Notification

Probation Completion Information Probation, Clerk of CourtLaw Enforcement, DA, Court, Public Defender, DPS

Notice of Probation Completion

Document Service Request (Subpoena, Court Order, etc…)

OAG, Court, DA, DPS Sheriff, Constable, Private Service Provider Service Request Notice and Service Document

Service Results NotificationSheriff, Constable, Private Service Provider

OAG, Court, DA, DPS Results of Service

Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)Law Enforcement, Fusion Center, Other Criminal Justice Agencies

Law Enforcement, Fusion Center, Other Criminal Justice Agencies

Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

Path to NIEM IEPDs cont’dExchange Name Sending Agency Receiving Agency Document Type / IEPD Elements

Delinquent Child Support NotificationOAG, Court, Child Support Office

Review family code 232.002 (Many Agencies Involved)

Delinquent Child Support Notification

Consolidated Digital Photograph Notification

Agencies with photo capabilities

All Other AgenciesDemographic Information and chronologically sequenced photographs.

Standard Citation (Traffic / Ordinances) Law EnforcementCourt, DA, Probation, Fusion Center, State Law Enforcement Agencies

Uniform Citation

Criminal History Notification to Licensing Agency

CourtsLicensing Agencies (SBEC, Dept. of Insurance,

Nurse Examiners Board)Criminal Conviction or Deferred Adjudication for

certain offenses

Prosecutor Action Report DA DPS Prosecutor Actions

Disposition Report from the Clerk Court DPS CCH Disposition Report

Path to NIEM (IEPD Management)Accepted final delivery of 28 IEPDs in May

2008, tested and placed within national and state repositories July 2008

For national access (outside of Texas) IEPDs housed within IEPD Clearinghouse

For state/local access IEPDs housed within a SVN host (version control)

IEPDs accessed by SVN checkout function using following URL: http://texas-path-to-niem.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/texas-path-to-niem-read-only

Path to NIEM (IEPD Management)cont-dMust use TortoiseSVN or similar

subversion client to access IEPDs on state repository

Instructions to access IEPDs and IEPD documentation to be placed on website: http://www.texaspathtoniem.com

Path to NIEM (Governance)JCIT (Justice Committee on Information

Technology) NIEM Rule, Texas Register Volume 33, Number 14, April 4, 2008:

As justice agencies implement, upgrade, or create new information systems on or after September 1, 2009, justice information data exchanges among courts and justice agencies, among justice agencies, and among courts, shall be compliant with the IEPDs developed by Texas Path to NIEM.

House Committee on Corrections public hearing on NIEM, Thursday, August 21, 2008

Path to NIEM (Governance) cont’dTexas Department of Information Resources –

Biennial Performance Review Report for IT (to be published November 2008)

Office of Court Administration Strategic Plan, FY 2009-2013

Texas Department of Public Safety Strategic Plan

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Strategic Plan (TBP)

Governance Effort GoalsLegislative and Governor

acknowledgement that NIEM is standard for justice information exchanges

Designate the Texas Path to NIEM deliverable document (TJI3) as the strategic guideline for NIEM Implementation

Support TIJIS as the executor of those effortsIEPD management

Current Implementation ActionsFirst priority is for state agencies to be

able to receive NIEM compliant XMLsTexas Department of Public Safety

TX Gang and TDEX has NIEM interface Electronic Rapsheet being developed is NIEM

conformant Preparing implementation strategies for Prosecutor

Action Reports and Clerk Disposition Reports

Portal sharing between TXDPS and TDCJ?By 2010 inclusion into Texas On-Line

(official portal of Texas)?

What NIEM means to Me?Increased interoperability with other

agenciesIncreased reliability of information

exchangesReduced costs in systems developmentEnhanced funding opportunitiesIncreased service to your end users and

ultimately the Community we serve

Questions?www.tijis.orggreene@co.galveston.tx.usJim.phillips@txdps.state.tx.us