Research Bulletin

              Integrated justice information
system survey findings
By Mark Myrent, Robert Lombardo,
and Wil Nagel
Vol. 2, No. 2 August 2003
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Research Bulletin
While there appears to be a
significant amount of
automation within police
departments, the survey
found that there is almost a
total lack of electronic data
sharing between municipal
police departments and the
other components of the
criminal justice system.
The ability to share timely
and accurate data is
crucial to the efficient
management of the Illinois
criminal justice system. At the
Illinois Criminal Justice Informa-tion
Authority-sponsored Crimi-nal
Justice Planning Assembly in
June 2000, state policymakers,
government officials, service
providers, and citizens discussed
the need for justice information
integration, and expressed the
desire for the development of an
integrated justice plan.
Former Gov. George H. Ryan then
established the Illinois Integrated
Justice Information System
Board. This board, comprised of
representatives from state,
county, and municipal justice
agencies, was charged with
developing a strategic plan for
justice information sharing in
Illinois. This plan was completed
in December 2002 and subse-quently
endorsed by Gov. Rod R.
Blagojevich, who also issued
Executive Order No. 16 (2003)
creating the Illinois Integrated
Justice Information System
Implementation Board. The plan is available on the
Authority’s website at www.icjia.state.il.us/iijis.
As part of the ongoing planning process, IIJIS staff
members are evaluating the current state of integrated
justice in Illinois. To understand the state of informa-tion
management and sharing practices among crimi-nal
justice organizations, a Justice Information Man-agement
Survey was sent to 438 agencies, including
municipal police departments, sheriffs’ offices, state’s
attorneys’ offices, circuit court clerks’ offices, and
probation departments.
These surveys gathered information on the types of
data that are routinely exchanged by criminal justice
agencies. The data types listed were identified
Rod Blagojevich, Governor
Lori G. Levin, Executive Director
Research Bulletins are published periodically by the Illinois
Criminal Justice Information Authority. They focus on
research conducted by or for the Authority on a topic of
interest to Illinois criminal justice professionals and
policymakers.
For more information about this or other publications from
the Authority, please contact the Authority’s Criminal
Justice Information Clearinghouse at 312-793-8550, or visit
our website at www.icjia.state.il.us
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois, August 2003.