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SEARCH News November 2007 SEARCH Presents Internet Safety Tips to Boy Scouts
SEARCH takes a special interest in reaching out to children and their parents to alert them to potential dangers lurking on the Internet. More »

SEARCH/BJS National Focus Group Examines Civil Fingerprint Retention Practices
The expanding use of criminal record checks to determine suitability for jobs, licensing, volunteering and other needs and services has criminal history repositories processing more civil or "applicant" fingerprints than ever. More »

SEARCH Welcomes New Systems and Technology Staff
Mr. James E. Douglas has recently joined SEARCH as a Justice Information Systems Specialist, where he offers assistance with systems planning and implementation on integrated justice projects. More »

SEARCH Helping Michigan Indian Tribes Comply with Adam Walsh Act Requirements
More than 60 people attended a workshop hosted by SEARCH on October 30 to help Michigan's Indian tribes comply with the justice information sharing requirements of the Adam Walsh Act, specifically the act's sex offender registration and notification requirements. More »

October 2007 SEARCH Releases New National Focus Group Report on Post-Hurricane Katrina Criminal Record Checks
SEARCH has published the report of a national focus group that examined criminal record background checks undertaken of displaced Gulf Coast evacuees, volunteers and others in wake of one of the nation's most devastating national disasters-Hurricane Katrina. More »

SEARCH Unveils Four New Guides for Cybercrime Investigators
For investigators struggling to keep current with the latest tools and techniques to thwart Internet crime, SEARCH Training Services offers four new guides on topics ranging from MySpace searches to computer game investigations to capturing the volatile data on a running computer. More »

SEARCH Membership Approves a Record Eight Resolutions
The SEARCH Membership Group recently endorsed a record eight resolutions, which are statements of the Membership's position on current national criminal history record background check issues. More »

SEARCH Honors Recipients of Annual Awards and Recognizes Long-time Members and Staff
During an evening reception at its 2007 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, the SEARCH Membership took time to honor the recipients of its annual awards. More »

September 2007 SEARCH Announces Identity Theft Webpage
The SEARCH Website has unveiled a page devoted to the perils of identity theft. More »

SEARCH Welcomes New Maine Member
SEARCH is pleased to announce that Lt. Col. Robert A. Williams was appointed to the SEARCH Membership Group on July 12, 2007. More »

August 2007 SEARCH Launches New JIEM Website
SEARCH is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned Justice Information Exchange Model (JIEM) website. More »

SEARCH Member Featured in National Justice Journal
Longtime SEARCH Member Al Blumstein was featured in the June 2007 issue of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) JournalMore »

SEARCH Elections Result in New Board Roster
SEARCH Members elected four new Members to the Board of Directors during their Annual Membership Group Meeting, held July 18-20 in Portland, Oregon. More »

SEARCH Featured in Two Significant Publications
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently published a Report to Government Requesters: Cybercrime: Public and Private Entities Face Challenges in Addressing Cyber Threats, GAO-07-705, June 2007. More »

July 2007 New JIEM Tool Release Slated for Fall
In the past six months, SEARCH's Systems and Technology Program team has been working on a new release of the Justice Information Exchange Modeling (JIEM) tool. More »

SEARCH Welcomes New Public Safety Technology Specialist
SEARCH is pleased to announce that Ms. Mallorie F. Teubner joined our organization as a Public Safety Technology Specialist on July 15. More »

New DVD Highlights Critical Success Factors of Interoperability
Using grant funding provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS), SEARCH has developed and produced a DVD highlighting successful interoperability projects from different parts of the country. More »

IT Security-Final Tech Guide in Series Available
The final Law Enforcement Tech Guide prepared by SEARCH and published by the COPS Office was issued earlier this year. More »

BJA Regional Information Sharing Conferences a Success
Highlighting the latest solutions in justice and public safety information sharing, BJA Regional Conferences took place in California, Texas, Minnesota and Florida from November 2006 through June 2007. More »

Jones Promoted to Justice Information Systems Specialist
Ms. Sarah M. Jones has been promoted to Justice Information Systems Specialist for SEARCH, where she works on the Justice Information Exchange Model (JIEM) project, which focuses on the development of integrated justice information systems planning and implementation. More »

June 2007 Fingerprint Technician Survey Results Posted Online
SEARCH recently completed a national survey of fingerprint technician salaries and job descriptions and the results are posted on our website. More »

Congratulations to SEARCH's new Members
SEARCH is pleased to announce recent Governor appointments to the SEARCH Membership Group. More »

May 2007 Longtime SEARCH Staff Promoted
Ms. Cheryl Z. Moore is SEARCH's new Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, a position she assumed in March 2007. More »

SEARCH Issue Brief Series Focuses on Communications Interoperability
SEARCH has prepared a series of six Issue Briefs in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS). More »

SEARCH Welcomes New Staff
SEARCH has recently hired three new employees in an effort to meet the expanding needs of the justice and public safety community we serve. More »

April 2007 SEARCH DNA Forensics Report Released by Bureau of Justice Statistics
The forensic potential of using DNA to verify identities and solve crimes was first noticed more than 20 years ago. More »

March 2007 FBI and Georgia Officials Honored with SEARCH's Top Awards in 2007
SEARCH is pleased to announce the 2007 recipients of its highest honors: Mr. Roy Weise, Senior CJIS Advisor, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division, and Mr. Paul Heppner, Deputy Director, Georgia Crime Information Center. More »

New Tech Guide for Justice and Public Safety Now Available
Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Creating Performance Measures that Work
Performance measures can help law enforcement agencies assess and report on the impact of their policing efforts, whether those efforts include adopting a new technology or new community policing initiatives. More »

February 2007 Congressman Addresses SEARCH Members at 2007 Winter Membership Group Meeting
U.S. Representative Chris Cannon (R-Utah) addressed the biannual meeting of the SEARCH Membership Group in Arlington, Virginia, on February 14, 2007, sharing his experiences representing Utah's Third Congressional District. More »

January 2007 SEARCH Welcomes New Human Resources Generalist
SEARCH is pleased to announce that Ms. Regina Kyaw has joined the organization as Human Resources Generalist. More »

New Missouri Appointee Joins SEARCH Membership
Major Robert E. Bloomberg was appointed to the SEARCH Membership Group on January 9, 2007. More »

SEARCH Supports Department of Homeland Security Tactical Interoperable Communications Plans and Exercises
During 2006, SEARCH served in several roles as one of the key policy and operational services providers to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Grants and Training, Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program (ICTAP). More »