Corrections Role in Criminal Justice Intelligence Networks

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Corrections Role in Criminal Justice
Intelligence Networks

• If the World is Flat,
• How Come Corrections is so Round?

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Corrections Technology AssociationMay 7,
2007Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston
Marriott Hotel

• Thomas Herzog
• Chief Information Officer
• New York State Department of Correctional
  Services
• tjherzog_at_docs.state.ny.us

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Workshop Overview

• To discuss the evolution of Intelligence Fusion
  Centers
• Identify Potential Roles for Corrections
  Information Services Units in the War on
  Terrorism and the War on crime
• Examine how traditional corrections data can
  assist with intelligence efforts
• Seek input and information sources to facilitate
  a CTA Whitepaper

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Intelligence Fusion Centers

• What are they, and how do they operate?
• What do they seek to accomplish
• How are they organized / structured
• Who participates
• The globalization of criminal justice
• Information sharing drives strategy
• Information is changing our lives
• The World is Flat
• The Pentagon Has A New Map
• Freakonomics

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Information as an Asset

• Information drives intelligence
• Real Time Crime Centers
• Crime Mapping Centers
• Cross pollination of information
• Inter-agency intelligence teams
• What Role can Corrections play?

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Corrections Contributions

• Wealth of traditional data stores
• Demographic and Crime data
• Inmate Phone data
• Visitor and package data
• Inmate messaging information
• Social networking analysis
• Who is talking?
• To whom are they talking?

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Building Intelligence CapacityWithin Corrections
Departments

• Role of the Federal Government
• Role of State / Local Officials
• Role of CTA and Corrections Departments
• Establishing the business case for a
  Standards-based corrections intelligence
  gathering model

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Discussion / Input

• How do we make our business case?
• What are the operative issues
• Ideas and Suggestions
• How you can help
• Is this the best approach
• Recommendations
• Time Frame for CTA White Paper Development

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Contact Information

• Thomas Herzog
• Chief Information Officer
• New York State Department of Correctional
  Services
• [phone]
• tjherzog_at_docs.state.ny.us