This interactive session is a great opportunity to share key initiatives in your jurisdiction and hear what others are doing around the country.

New Mexico has made headway in establishing justice information exchanges between the New Mexico Justice Information Sharing Council and New Mexico tribes and

pueblos. Due to sovereignty issues and differences in statutes and rules governing state and tribal rules of evidence, the process of establishing the exchanges has been

protracted, but significant two-way information sharing has been accomplished. Much remains to be done but information sharing between state justice entities and

tribes is no longer just a concept.

Access to the most accurate, timely and dependable criminal justice information is the essence of integrated justice and represents one of the greatest needs within the criminal justice system. Hear from two jurisdictions that have implemented automated warrant systems to improve the warrant entry process and achieve meeting the business needs of the criminal justice community. The automated warrant projects presented will demonstrate how they have combined new technology, document packets and existing systems as solutions to improving warrant entry process and timely information exchange.

Just as there are software tools used to implement a project methodology, there are management tools that administrators should consider when implementing an enterprise wide CJIS initiative.  This session will identify some of the most important steps to successful CJIS implementation as well as how to migrate some of the inevitable "gotchas" that could deep six even the most promising plans.

With a look at the not-to-distant future, this session will explore hot technologies that have practical applications for justice entities.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance serves state and local justice efforts and has been a leader of information sharing initiatives across the country. Bob Greeves will address various initiatives in support of information sharing objectives that will affect state and local governments. The National Criminal Justice Association is a leader in monitoring the activities of Congress with respect to funding Justice, Public Safety and Homeland Security. Cabell Cropper will address the current status of Congressional funding strategies and actions. This session features a “discussion” of issues you need to understand for current and future planning of information sharing initiatives. There will be time for questions and answers following the presentations.

In 1980, a nun was brutally murdered in the chapel of her hospital. In 2003, the very cold case was reopened. New forensic techniques provided the additional evidence that was needed in order to charge, and convict, her murderer. Learn about the technology that was used to investigate the case and to present the evidence at trial. This trial lasted for three weeks, with 41 witnesses and over 200 items of evidence.

This session will provide a broad overview of the current FBI initiatives such as N-Dex, NIBRS, NGI, and Terrorist Tracking Systems. You will learn how these systems allow for the sharing of complete, accurate, timely and useful criminal justice information across jurisdictional boundaries.  Information presented is sure to be important to your strategic planning for integrated justice programs.

Service-Oriented Architecture is an approach to information sharing that consists of many different elements. There is more than one way to implement  SOA. Learn how two jurisdictions have implemented elements of a Service Oriented Architecture using Web Services, proprietary message services, or an Enterprise Service Bus.

This session will focus on issues surrounding publishing of court and justice information to the Internet and other online sources. In the wake of recent disclosures that information harvested from federal court records has been used to create "snitch" websites that expose government informants, justice decision makers are paying close attention to the pros and cons of wholesale distribution of court related information. Presenters will explore balancing the right to access court information with the need to protect information that may undermine the justice process or violate a citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy.

The criminal justice system continually needs information on a variety of people and events. Much of the focus on integration and data sharing has been with the core agencies involved in justice. As we move forward with data sharing we also have to examine the entities involved as well as the data and processes that are essential to a comprehensive approach to all facets of the criminal justice system. Nebraska has been able to involve a variety of non-criminal justice entities in electronic data sharing. This session will demonstrate the successes as well as discuss involvement with likely partners such as DMV as well as Labor, HHSS and local schools. These can present new approaches and concerns in data sharing, security and technology that have to be addressed.

Attend this session and hear more about: - Nlets Criminal History Information Exchange Format (CHIEF) - Nlets Interstate Sharing of Photos (NISP) - Prevention of vehicle theft between Mexico and the U.S. - Access to the Immigration Alien Query thru ICE/LESC - Interpol access via Nlets to query international wanted persons - License plate reader program over the Canadian and Mexican borders - Canadian “hot file” records - U.S. citizenship and immigration services databases - Homeland security messages - Access via satellite in Iraq for criminal history checks for detainees for the US Army - Mexican commercial driver licenses queries - Sharing of images (dl photos, corrections, booking)

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is responsible for distributing various Congressionally appropriated funds associated with the U.S. Justice System. Michael Dever will discuss the various BJA funding vehicles available to state and local governments. The discussion will include the status of FY 2007 solicitations and awards as well as the outlook for future funding opportunities. There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.

Ohio has accomplished what few states have—justice information sharing locally but on a statewide scale. Attend this session to hear how 580 local law enforcement agencies are interconnected and electronically sharing justice information throughout the state through a unique grassroots effort initiated by private, public, and non-profit entities. OLLEISN is considered one of the most complete exchange models for law enforcement information sharing in operation today.

While justice professionals in the District of Columbia share many of the same issues as those in other jurisdictions, pursuing justice information sharing efforts in this high profile venue presents some unique challenges as well. Speakers in this session will discuss challenges and successes with current information sharing initiatives in our nation’s capitol.

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and the Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) represent the two predominant standards used in information sharing. Both are continuously evolving. This session will cover the current state of NIEM and GJXDM as well as other related information sharing standards and initiatives.

This three hour workshop will walk through the process of building a NIEM conformant Information Exchange Package using the tools and techniques covered in the NIEM Implementers Course. Topics covered will include: exchange requirements analysis using JIEM, data modeling using UML, data mapping using NIEM and the mapping spreadsheet, and schema generation using the SSGT and other available tools.