TDEx and N-DEx TDEx and N-DEx Connecting Criminal Justice Agencies Connecting Criminal Justice Agencies

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TDEx Connecting Criminal justice across TexasTDEx Connecting Criminal justice across Texas

In today’s world, security is a top priority. In order In today’s world, security is a top priority. In order to provide all Texans with the protection they to provide all Texans with the protection they deserve, criminal justice professionals must work deserve, criminal justice professionals must work together. Sharing information is critical in the war together. Sharing information is critical in the war against terror, drugs, and crime in general. against terror, drugs, and crime in general.

TDEx not only opens the door of communication TDEx not only opens the door of communication between agencies, but also drastically reduces between agencies, but also drastically reduces the time involved in gathering information on the time involved in gathering information on offenders, jail records, and police incident reports. offenders, jail records, and police incident reports.

TDEx is about sharing data, while at the same time TDEx is about sharing data, while at the same time protecting it with a secure network. This cost-protecting it with a secure network. This cost-effective, time-saving tool will change the way effective, time-saving tool will change the way law enforcement agencies investigate crime.law enforcement agencies investigate crime.

What is TDEx?What is TDEx?

TDEx is a comprehensive information sharing portal that TDEx is a comprehensive information sharing portal that allows criminal justice agencies to exchange jail and allows criminal justice agencies to exchange jail and records management systems data.records management systems data.

TDEx will:TDEx will: Allow law enforcement to quickly search subject or Allow law enforcement to quickly search subject or

incident information across Texas and the nationincident information across Texas and the nation Leverage law enforcement information to ensure Leverage law enforcement information to ensure

public safety public safety Encourage agencies to share information through one Encourage agencies to share information through one

portal, without the need for multiple data entriesportal, without the need for multiple data entries Provide future connectivity to N-DExProvide future connectivity to N-DEx

TDEx will provide access to:TDEx will provide access to:

• • County jail incarceration records in County jail incarceration records in custody and releases including photos, custody and releases including photos, aliases, date of birth, and charges Texas aliases, date of birth, and charges Texas Rangers Criminal Information DatabaseRangers Criminal Information Database

• • Multi-jurisdictional reports including Multi-jurisdictional reports including incidents, bookings, and traffic citationsincidents, bookings, and traffic citations

• • Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisoner dataprisoner data

• • DPS Criminal Law Enforcement Records DPS Criminal Law Enforcement Records and Information Systemsand Information Systems

• • DPS Highway Patrol DatabaseDPS Highway Patrol Database

TDEx BenefitsTDEx Benefits• • Searches on current or past incarcerations on Searches on current or past incarcerations on

major agency jails across Texasmajor agency jails across Texas• • Access to more than one million booking photos Access to more than one million booking photos

across the nationacross the nation• • Ability to create and view photo line upsAbility to create and view photo line ups• • Searches by name, narrative, physical Searches by name, narrative, physical

characteristics, social security number or vehiclecharacteristics, social security number or vehicle• • Users can place “watches” on wanted subjects or Users can place “watches” on wanted subjects or

those of interest and receive notification when a those of interest and receive notification when a subject is booked into a participating agencysubject is booked into a participating agency

• • Provides resources and background information Provides resources and background information without having to contact multiple agencieswithout having to contact multiple agencies

• • Search RMS data from agencies across the stateSearch RMS data from agencies across the state

T-DEx Roll OutT-DEx Roll Out

Starting with a Pilot in North Central Starting with a Pilot in North Central Texas COG areaTexas COG area

27 Agencies Represented27 Agencies Represented As of April 21As of April 21stst nine agencies providing nine agencies providing

datadata Extending to border counties, as wellExtending to border counties, as well Connect to N-DEx when it becomes Connect to N-DEx when it becomes

availableavailable

T-DEX Project ManagerT-DEX Project Manager

Justin Lopez, Plans Unit Justin Lopez, Plans Unit

Division of Emergency ManagementDivision of Emergency Management

5805 N. Lamar Blvd.5805 N. Lamar Blvd.

Austin, TX 78752-0223Austin, TX 78752-0223

Phone: (512) 424-7951 Phone: (512) 424-7951

Fax: (512) 424-5637 Fax: (512) 424-5637

justin.lopez@txdps.state.tx.usjustin.lopez@txdps.state.tx.us

N-DEx VisionN-DEx Vision

The vision of N-DEx is to share complete, The vision of N-DEx is to share complete, accurate, timely and useful information accurate, timely and useful information across jurisdictional boundaries and to across jurisdictional boundaries and to provide new investigative tools that provide new investigative tools that enhance the Nation’s ability to fight crime enhance the Nation’s ability to fight crime and terrorism.and terrorism.

N-DEx At-a-GlanceN-DEx At-a-GlanceN-DEx establishes a secure, national, criminal justice N-DEx establishes a secure, national, criminal justice information sharing capability. Key points include:information sharing capability. Key points include:

A powerful new investigative tool to search, link, A powerful new investigative tool to search, link, analyze and share criminal justice information analyze and share criminal justice information (Incident/case reports, incarceration data and (Incident/case reports, incarceration data and parole/probation data) on a national basisparole/probation data) on a national basis

Detects relationships between people, places, things Detects relationships between people, places, things and crime characteristics, across jurisdictions and crime characteristics, across jurisdictions

Allows LEAs to “connect the dots” between Allows LEAs to “connect the dots” between seemingly unrelated data without information seemingly unrelated data without information overload overload

LEAs to decide what data to share, who can access it LEAs to decide what data to share, who can access it and under what circumstances and under what circumstances

N-DEx At-a-GlanceN-DEx At-a-Glance

Multiple options for connecting Multiple options for connecting Costs to LEAs will vary depending on their Costs to LEAs will vary depending on their

current records management infrastructure. To current records management infrastructure. To minimize LEA costs and impacts N-DEx will: minimize LEA costs and impacts N-DEx will:

Use nationally-developed standards and Use nationally-developed standards and existing systems and networks existing systems and networks

Provide implementation support, tools and Provide implementation support, tools and training training

Work with the federal agencies to establish Work with the federal agencies to establish grants/programsgrants/programs

Key ThoughtsKey Thoughts

Core FunctionalityCore Functionality The core functionality of N-DEx is the storage The core functionality of N-DEx is the storage

of law enforcement incident data in a central of law enforcement incident data in a central repository to provide the functions stated repository to provide the functions stated above. Although law enforcement above. Although law enforcement investigations will be the primary focus of N-investigations will be the primary focus of N-DEx, especially at start-up, future iterations will DEx, especially at start-up, future iterations will incorporate the full criminal justice community. incorporate the full criminal justice community. The ultimate goal is to transform all criminal The ultimate goal is to transform all criminal justice data into knowledge for the entire justice data into knowledge for the entire justice community. justice community.

Key ThoughtsKey Thoughts

Not a Statistical Reporting SystemNot a Statistical Reporting System N-DEx is an information sharing system and is not N-DEx is an information sharing system and is not

intended to be used for crime statistics reporting. intended to be used for crime statistics reporting. Participation in NIBRS will not be required for N-DEx Participation in NIBRS will not be required for N-DEx participation. participation.

No crime statistics will be reported from N-No crime statistics will be reported from N-DExDEx..

N-DEx has Intelligence Value – Not an N-DEx has Intelligence Value – Not an Intelligence SystemIntelligence System N-DEx is not an intelligence system and will not N-DEx is not an intelligence system and will not

contain intelligence data. However, the N-DEx contain intelligence data. However, the N-DEx information and tools will provide value to the information and tools will provide value to the intelligence community.intelligence community.

Key ThoughtsKey Thoughts

Management of DataManagement of Data The management of LEA data shared in N-DEx The management of LEA data shared in N-DEx

will remain with the LEA that provided it. will remain with the LEA that provided it.

N-DEx will supply controls to allow LEAs to N-DEx will supply controls to allow LEAs to decide what data to share, who can access it decide what data to share, who can access it and under what circumstances. and under what circumstances.

It will allow agencies to participate in It will allow agencies to participate in accordance with applicable laws and policies accordance with applicable laws and policies governing dissemination and privacy.governing dissemination and privacy.

Key ThoughtsKey Thoughts

N-DEx Integration/InterfacesN-DEx Integration/Interfaces Numerous regional information sharing efforts Numerous regional information sharing efforts

have already integrated data from local have already integrated data from local agencies. agencies.

It is the goal for these "repositories" to supply It is the goal for these "repositories" to supply data to N-DEx on behalf of the local agencies, if data to N-DEx on behalf of the local agencies, if they so desire. they so desire.

This concept has the benefit of providing a This concept has the benefit of providing a single point of data submission for the agencies single point of data submission for the agencies participating in the regional systems as well as participating in the regional systems as well as connecting the regional systems to each other.connecting the regional systems to each other.

Key ThoughtsKey Thoughts

Collaborative DevelopmentCollaborative Development N-DEx will be designed and built in consultation N-DEx will be designed and built in consultation

with its local, state, tribal and federal partners in with its local, state, tribal and federal partners in a collaborative manner. a collaborative manner.

N-DEx will not dictate these foundational N-DEx will not dictate these foundational sharing elements; they will be developed in a sharing elements; they will be developed in a collaborative manner.collaborative manner.

ClassificationClassification Only data classified as Sensitive but Unclassified Only data classified as Sensitive but Unclassified

(SBU) or below will be permitted within NDEx. (SBU) or below will be permitted within NDEx.

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Concept of Operations

Role of the Major Police AssociationsRole of the Major Police Associations

International Chiefs of Police (IACP)International Chiefs of Police (IACP) Major City Chiefs (MCC)Major City Chiefs (MCC) National Sheriffs Association (NSA)National Sheriffs Association (NSA) Major County Sheriffs (MCS)Major County Sheriffs (MCS)

Wrote a unified Position Paper that stated Wrote a unified Position Paper that stated the following.the following.

Role of the Major Police AssociationsRole of the Major Police Associations

Expressed support for law enforcement Expressed support for law enforcement information sharing in generalinformation sharing in general

Stated that they could support N-DEx in Stated that they could support N-DEx in particular if FBI CJIS fulfilled three particular if FBI CJIS fulfilled three requirements:requirements:1.1. Create, with the participation of the associations, a Create, with the participation of the associations, a

clear statement of requirements. clear statement of requirements. 2.2. From that statement of requirements, create a From that statement of requirements, create a

cost model that local agencies could use to cost model that local agencies could use to prepare for participation. prepare for participation.

3.3. Develop a clear communications plan to describe Develop a clear communications plan to describe the system universally to the law enforcement the system universally to the law enforcement community. community.

N-DEx Major Milestones

N-DEx Program Plan Finalized N-DEx Program Plan Finalized - Completed - - Completed - Executive CONOPS approved by APBExecutive CONOPS approved by APB - Completed -- Completed - Full CONOPS Approved by CONOPS Task ForceFull CONOPS Approved by CONOPS Task Force - Completed -- Completed - Statement of Objectives Developed Statement of Objectives Developed - Completed - - Completed - Request for Information ReleasedRequest for Information Released - Completed - - Completed - Full CONOPS Approved by APBFull CONOPS Approved by APB 2nd Quarter 20062nd Quarter 2006 Request for Proposal Released Request for Proposal Released 2nd Quarter 20062nd Quarter 2006 Design/Build Contract Award Design/Build Contract Award 1st Quarter 20071st Quarter 2007 Incremental Development BeginsIncremental Development Begins 1st Quarter 1st Quarter

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Develop/Deploy Incrementally

4th Quarter 2005 1st Quarter 2006 1st Quarter 2007

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David Gavin, Asst. Chief, David Gavin, Asst. Chief, AdministrationAdministration

David.gavin@txdps.state.tx.usDavid.gavin@txdps.state.tx.us

(512) 424-2077(512) 424-2077