Background
Through the Milwaukee Homicide Review (MHR) process, it became apparent that all criminal justice agencies would benefit greatly from enhanced information sharing, ideally electronically. Enhanced information sharing would aid in investigations, prevention/deterrent strategies and allocation of resources. One early recommendation of the MHR was to develop a means to facilitate electronic information sharing between criminal justice agencies.
Goal
The first step in facilitating electronic information sharing is to assess the data needs of each participating criminal justice agency. This project will assess the needs of criminal justice system agencies around sharing data to prevent and control crime.
Activities
Through site visits, semi-structured interviews, phone interviews, and/or surveys, the Center will:
- Perform a "Gap" Analysis of current situation and desired situation.
- Identify Priorities and Importance.
- Identify Possible Solutions and Opportunities.
- Provide a summary of the results to all participating agencies, including a summary of identified issues, analysis of issues, and recommendations for future work.
Timeline
Final Report expected August 2007
Participating Agencies
- Milwaukee Police Department
- Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
- Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office
- Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
- United States Attorneys' Office
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Corrections
- Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, Consolidated Court Automation Program
Funding Source
Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
Project Leads
Milwaukee Police Department
- Mallory O'Brien, Ph.D.
Center for Urban Population Health
- Dale Steber, M.S.
