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NCSC Documents  Recent NCSC reports and publications and NCSC seminal works. Also includes Trends articles, Court Executive Development Programs (CEDP) papers, Court Technology Conference Presentations, Justice System Journal articles and NACM Achievement Awards.

Digital Archive  Works on judicial administration accumulated since NCSC's inception in 1971 that have been digitized to preserve their historic value.

Functional Standards   Functional Standards for civil, domestic relations, criminal, juvenile, and traffic case management.

Case Management Systems Vendors   Case Management Systems Vendors from the Court Technology Vendor List. See also Court Technology Consulting Vendors and Calendaring/Scheduling Vendors.

Court Technology Bulletins   Court Technology Bulletins from 1989 through 2003.

Technology InfoCenter  Additional CourTopics modules related to this topic.

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Electronic Citation and Warning System (eCWS). Judicial Technology and Automation Committee, Indiana Courts..  The Judicial Technology and Automation Committee, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana State Excise Police and several local law enforcement agencies are working together to provide law enforcement officers statewide the ability to produce tickets electronically at the time of a traffic stop.   Web site includes a "Demo" of the electronic system.

Florida Dependency Court Information System. Florida State Courts.  The development of a standard dependency data management system is critical to ensuring positive outcomes for children and providing case tracking to meet appropriate guidelines.

Justice Inquiry System . Florida State Courts.  The Judicial Inquiry System (JIS) is a technology initiative by the State Courts which offers the Judiciary and other criminal justice entities access to a streamlined dashboard in which a user may query multiple data sources through a single point of entry

Why is Integration Important?. IIJIS - Illinois Integrated Justice Information System .  Brochure defining the entities and benefits of an Integrated Criminal Justice System.

Geerkin, Dr. Michael. Performance Measurement for Justice Information Systems . Center for Society, Law and Justice , Texas State University (March 2008).  For criminal justice and law enforcement agencies, new information system projects must be justified in terms of documented improvements in justice, efficiency, and public safety. This justification is often made with performance measures.

Holmes, Barbara "Managed Randomized Judicial Assignment in a Case Management System ." Court Information Technology Officers` Consortium: Technology Experience Bulletin: TEB 2008-02 (February 2008).  Designing a managed, randomized judicial assignment function involves planning and the development of requirements as well as consideration of the reallocation and randomization techniques to be used.

2008 Annual Report: IlJIS Implementation Board . Illinois Integrated Justice Information System  (2008).  This report outlines the current activities of the Board toward the enhanced sharing of justice information throughout Illinois.

"JNET: A Case Study." U. S. Department of Justice. Office of Judicial Programs (June 2005).  A PowerPoint presentation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Justice Network. -  "From Collaboration to Integration."

Harrison, Blake. Funding Justice Information Sharing . National Conference of State Legislatures  (May 2005).  This report captures the variety of funding mechanisms being employed, including state appropriations, technology funds, user fees, federal sources and public/private partnerships.

Webster, Larry. Roadmap for Integrated Justice: A Guide for Planning and Management. Search, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics. (March 2004).  This report was created to help policy leaders of the justice enterprise understand their roles and responsibilities, so they can provide the strong leadership that is essential for integration project success.

Mission Impossible: Strong Governance Structures for the Integration of Justice Information Systems. Bureau of Justice Assistance (2002).  This guidebook helps provide the tools local governments need to develop successful governance structures and improve upon existing structures. It can enhance the capability and capacity of local governments to move toward the horizontal and vertical integration of justice information sharing systems.

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Online Articles

Fiecke, Shannon and Shawn Hogendo. Out With Paper, In with E-Tickets. Shakopee Vally News - Scott County, MN  (March 2009).  The new technology is expected to reduce errors and eliminate countless hours spent manually entering ticket data.  

"Indiana Supreme Court Receives Honorable Mention in International for Information Accuracy." Supreme Court, State of Indiana  (November 2008).  The Indiana Supreme Court has been recognized by the Information Integrity Coalition (IIC) for providing accurate, consistent and reliable information. 

Van Sant, Will "Reboot of Computer Project for Courts Sought. ." tampabay.com, St Petersburg Times, FL.  (September 2008).  After sinking nearly $10-million and years of labor into an enhanced computer system for local courts, Pinellas County leaders want to scrap the in-house effort and pay a private company millions more to complete the job.

"District Court to Use New Case Management System ." The Batesville Daily Guard, Batesville, Arkansas.  (June 2008).  The Independence County District Court is the fifth Arkansas court to use the Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) Contexte case management system to process traffic and criminal cases.

Musgrave, Jane. "Report: Multimillion-dollar Computer System paralyzes Palm Beach County Courts. ." PalmBeachPost.com  (June 2008).  A multimillion-dollar computer system that was supposed to help revolutionize Palm Beach County's justice system has paralyzed it instead, according to a preliminary report from consultants hired to sort out the mounting problems.

Douglas, Merrill "Justice Collaboration." Government Technology Magazine (July 2007).  Pennsylvania's Justice Network (JNET) has gained widespread acclaim as a tool for sharing criminal justice and public safety information.

"Missouri`s Judicial Branch: ``XML technology paid off this year`` ." Government Technology Magazine (January 2006).  Missouri's Judicial Branch has been involved in implementation of a statewide case management system for almost ten years.  

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JIS Organizations

Forum for the Advancement of Court Technology (FACT). http://fact.ncsc.dni.us/.  FACT is a consortium of private-sector companies and senior court representatives dedicated to strengthening the dialogue between courts and their providers of technology. 

IJIS Institute. The IJIS Institute is the only national organization that brings together industry and government in an effort to improve national security and promote effective information sharing across all levels of the justice, public safety, and homeland security communities.

Justice information Sharing Practitioners Network (JISP). JISPNet.org.  JISP is interested in best practices, standards, and resources for solving the issues of information sharing within criminal and juvenile justice at local, state, and national levels.

National Association for Justice Information Systems (NAJIS). http://www.najis.org/.  NAJIS is an organization of individuals who are responsible for the acquisition, operation and management of local, state and federal criminal justice information systems.

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Information Privacy and Security

Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. U.S. Depatment of Justice`s Global Justice Information Sharing Initiatives (February 2008).  Report contains policy templates for information sharing. One element of a more robust information gathering and sharing system is an up-to-date and comprehensive policy protecting individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

Privacy Policy Guidance. Illinois Integrated Justice Information System Privacy Policy Subcommittee (October 2006).  This report identifies and discusses several of the privacy issues confronting the enhanced collection, analysis, and sharing of justice information made possible by advancing computer technologies.

"Information Systems Acceptable Use Policy ." Iowa Judicial Branch  (March 2006).  The purpose of this policy is to outline the acceptable use of computer equipment at Iowa Judicial Branch. These rules are in place to protect the employee and Iowa Judicial Branch. Inappropriate use exposes Iowa Judicial Branch to risks including virus attacks, compromise of network systems and services, and legal issues.

Arizona Judicial Information Network (AJIN) Security Manual . Arizona Supreme Court  (April 2004).  This document establishes the policies, procedures and standards used to govern the Arizona Judicial Information Network (AJIN).

Harbitter, Alan Ph.D. Information Security in Integrated Justice Applications. Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute (February 2003).  An Introductory Guide for Practioners that discusses important security technologies, such as encryption, public key infrastructure, biometrics, firewalls, and virtual private networks, among others, and discusses best practices in security for an integrated justice environment.

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Archives

Case Studies - Integrated Criminal Justice Systems . Search.org.  From Fall 1999 to February 2003 the National Task Force on Court Automation and Integration created a series of reports on Criminal Justice Information Systems.  The reports include  Marin County, California; Delaware: The Evolution of integration; Colorado: Project Overview and Recommendations; and Metro/Davidson County, TN:  Project Overview and Keys to Success.

Report on the National Task Force on Privacy, Technology and Criminal Justice.  (August 2001).  Findings and recommendations of Task Force on Privacy, Technology and Criminal Justice Information which was supported by BJS and SEARCH, and the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics.

"Who Decides?." National Criminal Justice Association and Search  (March 2001).  An overview if how states are addressing delegation of authority and decision making in managing integrated justice information systems.  This is a report on the "Findings of a Survey of the Governance Structures of Statewide and State-Level Integrated Justice Information Systems Initiatives." .  

Cresswell, Anthony et al. And Justice for All: Developing a Business Case for the Integration of Criminal Justice Information. Center of Government Technology, University of Albany (2000).  This guidebook offers a series of lessons and tools that justice officials can use to build business cases to win support and funding for integrated jsutice information systems.

Report of the National Task Force on Court Automation and Integration.  (July 1999).  This national effort focuses on developing practical resources for courts to use in automating and integrating information systems, both within the courts and throughout the justice system

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