First Response Data Communications

Data Interoperability is the ability of public safety officials to share information via data signals on demand, in real time, when needed, and as authorized. The use of mobile data communications in the roadside environment is the fastest emerging technology tool to assist First Responders.

The KyOPS program, headed by Kentucky’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, allows officers to submit vehicle collision reports electronically.  Now the system includes programs for reporting crime, traffic citations, warnings, and other information to include a new intelligence report function. 

Through the electronic intelligence function, law enforcement officers can inform the Fusion Center of suspicious behavior that could be related to terrorism or other crime.

The Fusion Center receives this intelligence information within seconds of the officer completing the report. Upon receipt, Fusion Center staff determines what to do with the information- file for future reference, contact the submitting agency for additional information, or forward it to the FBI and/or Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). 

More than 90 percent of law enforcement agencies in Kentucky use at least one of the KyOPS applications. 

KYWINS provides First Responders across the state with instant messaging communications capabilities. 

KYWINS allows all public safety users on the state’s wireless data system to exchange messages with one another from mobile data computers inside response vehicles or from a stationary computer.  The program can also quickly broadcast a message to all users within seconds.  Mobile data messaging technology provides a redundant form of communication for public safety officials if voice communication is unavailable.  

The project is the result of a collaborative effort between the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS), Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) and the Center for Rural Development (CRD).

The UCJIS Mission is to provide for the collection and availability of accurate up-to-date information relating to individuals charged with or convicted of a criminal offense in a timely and easily accessible manner to the criminal justice community while maintaining appropriate security and privacy standards.

eWarrants:

The scope of the eWarrants project is to provide an automated method for the creation, dissemination, and clearing of warrants.   The system is web-based thus providing users the ability to create complaints, sign complaints into warrants, and access those warrants wherever they have internet connectivity. 

To date, only 6% of all warrants are entered into the Law Enforcement Information Network of Kentucky (LINK) with a lesser percentage of those going into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.  The eWarrant system will interface to LINK permitting 100% of all warrants entered into the system to be available to law enforcement via LINK. 

The eWarrants project is currently being piloted in Clark County with a goal to move forward with statewide implementation beginning in early 2007.

JusticeXchange: 

JusticeXchange (JX) is a real-time “who’s in jail” database developed by Appriss.  The basis of the system is to feed information directly from all local jail management systems into a central database thus providing near instant access to all booking and release information.  The system enables users to search particular facilities or do state and national searches for incarcerated individuals.  It also has a “watch feature” that enables users to enter up to 100 individuals into JX.  If any of those individuals are arrested, the subscriber will be notified via email.  JX receives information from 100% of jails in Kentucky and nearly 50% of all jails nationwide. 

The Commonwealth has secured sufficient licenses to provide a minimum of one license to a representative sub-set of the entire criminal justice community to include local police, sheriffs, County and Commonwealth Attorneys, Kentucky State Police, jailers, Probation and Parole, Attorney General, and federal partners. 

Computerized Criminal History (CCH) Phase 4:  

In 2003 the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet launched a new computerized criminal history system.  This new state-of-the art database contains the criminal records of all individuals arrested in the Commonwealth provided the records are fingerprint supported.  The launching of the new system saw the completion of CCH Phases 1 and 2.  Phase 3 of CCH was enhancing the new CCH to be FBI Interstate Identification Index (Triple I) compliant.  III means that the Commonwealth owns their criminal records and is accountable for their direct dissemination to other states where in the past, the FBI owned and maintained the records for that purpose. 

The scope of CCH Phase 4 is to create two interfaces from other data sources to the CCH.  The first interface is from the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to the CCH.  This interface will create an automated ability to transfer offender information collected at booking directly to the CCH reducing redundancy of data entry and ensuring improved accuracy of records as they enter various justice systems is complete.

The second interface is from the Administrative Office of the Court’s CourtNet system to the CCH.  This will automate the updating of final disposition information from the courts to the CCH eliminating the manual process of querying CourtNet then keying that information into the CCH and improves the consistency of criminal records across the two branches of government. Expected completion for the second phase is Fall 2006.