|
|
Information
Services Division
|
Overview
The Information Services Division deals with issues relating to
technology and statistics for the Crime Commission. There are three
main areas that the Division has responsibility for: internal IT
support, research & statistics, and criminal justice
integration. The staff provides IT support for the Crime
Commission’s day-to-day operations by overseeing office automation,
acquisition, support and development of various internal programs. One
major application that was developed is GMIS, the Grant Management
Information System. This program automates the tracking and oversight
of the more than 400 annual grants administered by the Grants Division.
Research and statistics have been an ongoing and growing function
within the Crime Commission to assist in planning and policy making at
the local, state and federal levels. The UCR Section maintains annual
crime and arrest statistics as well as doing audits and federal
reporting. This provides the basis for state and national assessments
of crime and activity. Reporting is done through both UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) and NIBRS (National
Incident Based Reporting System) in conjunction with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Division participates in other
federal initiatives through the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) program funded
by the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Several statewide
databases are maintained with statistical information collected,
compiled, published and released on a regular and ad hoc basis.
Data sharing is essential for the effective administration of justice.
The CJIS Advisory Committee is a cooperative project
formed by the Crime Commission in 1995 to work on integration and data
sharing among criminal justice agencies. The Division provides staff
support for the CJIS (Criminal Justice Information System) Advisory
Committee and oversees a number of projects. CJIS refers to the broad
range of programs and activities undertaken as well as the committee
itself. CJIS works on, sponsors and funds projects at state and local
levels as well as activities that cross a variety of jurisdictional
boundaries. Additionally, CJIS provides a mechanism for agencies to
share information about internal projects.
|
|
Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)
|
|
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) / Nebraska
Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
|
|
Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) |
|
Information Technology (IT)
Support
|
|
Back to
Organization and Functions |
|
|
