Concept for Operations

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Concept for Operations for Integrated Justice
Information Sharing
Version 1.0
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Agenda - ConOps

• Purpose
• Definition
• Scope
• Key Concepts
• Validation
• Next Steps

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Purpose of ConOps

• Present discipline specific context for
  information sharing
• Identify properties for information exchanges
• Highlight need for enterprise architecture
• State the need to link ConOps initiatives to
  strategic intent

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Ultimate objective

• The public is protected
• Safer communities

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Definition of ConOps

• . . . the ability to share critical information
  at
• key decision points throughout the
• justice enterprise including
• traditionally non-justice agencies

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Scope

• Business function level
• Criminal justice decision-making
• Federal to state to local inter-relationships
• Does not include federal to federal exchanges

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Interrelationships in ConOps Scope
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Key Concepts

• Information exchanges
• Inter-enterprise architecture
• The Scenario
• Iterative nature

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Contents of ConOps

• Defines
• concepts
• principles
• functions
• operational requirements
• action plan for validation, implementation,
  expansion

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Motivation

• Federal mandates affecting funding
• Reduced budgets driving grassroots efforts
• Homeland Security
• Drive for effectiveness and efficiency

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Validation

• Purpose
• Discover gaps
• Identify what works
• Recommend next steps
• Approach
• Develop assessment
• Conduct two site visits (Illinois, Maryland)
• Report results

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Validation Results

• Publish current ConOps
• Keep as-is
• Expand future versions
• Metrics
• Horizontal integration
• Roles and responsibilities matrix

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Validation Results (continued)

• Model additional Scenarios
• Corrections
• Courts
• Juvenile justice
• Parole

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Validation Results (continued)

• Future Topics (separate reports)

• Audits for ConOps Projects
• Biometrics
• Facilitation Guide
• Homeland Security

• Horizontal Integration
• Incident level data
• Intelligence
• Wireless
• XML

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Next Steps

• Distribution of ConOps
• Endorsements from key membership groups
• Continued partnering with SEARCH
• Further enhancements
• Implementation workshops
• Expansion into other business disciplines