Illinois Digital Government Summit

Criminal Justice Information What is it today?

Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

Bridging Networks

All criminal justice agencies keep records and information about individuals who have or may have committed crimes.

The records should state the law and facts accurately and completely. The information should be exchanged between agencies in a timely manner.

Integrating Criminal Justice Information

Integrated Criminal Justice

The citizens of Cook County would be best served if the various agencies 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; through providing judges, prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement, policy makers, and other related agencies with accurate, timely and complete criminal history information.

What is Integration?
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.

CCICJIS Planning Goals

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Phase 1 Phase 2

Develop Strategic Plan Develop Detailed Plan of Action

Phase 3

Develop Implementation Strategy

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 Secretary of State Administrative Office of Illinois Courts (AOIC) Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Illinois State Police Chicago Police Department Suburban Cook County Chief of Police Associations

State of Illinois

Law Enforcement

CONNECTED NETWORKS
For 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 Court

Office of the Chief Judge

Sheriffs Dept. Public Defender States Attorney

Three Themes for Integration

Capture information once, share it appropriately, and make it available for repeated use.

Coordinate and share information electronically.

Use interoperable technologies rather than closed systems.

The BUS
A Service Oriented Architecture Identified all the data exchanges across the criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Agencies

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) The Bus

Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data

Requested $1.5 million in 2014 Will pilot two data exchanges through the bus

Clerk of the Circuit Court Criminal Docket System

Sheriffs Jail Mgmt. System

Juvenile Temp Detention Ctr. Resident Info System

States Attorney Case Mgmt.

CABS/CPD Clear System

State Dept. Corrections Sheriff Arrest Booking System Chief Judge Juvenile Probation Public Defender Case Mgmt.

Leads Warrants

Outside County

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.

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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Questions? More Information?

cookcountyclerkofcourt.org
badancy@cookcountycourt.com

Bridget Dancy Chief Information Officer Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County 69 W. Washington, 25th Floor Chicago, IL 60602