The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
SEARCH is pleased to announce the appointment of Major Kenneth J. Jones, Commanding Officer of the Identification & Information Technology Section, New Jersey State Police (NJSP), to the SEARCH Membership Group.
he Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) was passed by Congress in May 2022 and signed into law on June 25, 2022.
Mr. Jason Bright, Chairman of the SEARCH Board of Directors, has appointed three new At-Large representatives to the SEARCH Membership Group, with terms beginning July 24, 2023.
The 2023 Symposium on Justice Information Technology, Policy, Research, and Practice wrapped up its successful run July 26 in Long Beach, CA, as the first such event co-hosted by SEARCH, the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA), and National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA).
SEARCH’s 2023 Annual Membership Group Meeting was held the morning of Monday, July 24, at The Westin Long Beach in downtown Long Beach, California, and drew dozens of attendees from 37 states and the District of Columba who participated in person or virtually via the Zoom platform.
The SEARCH Membership Group has elected representatives from the States of Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas to serve two-year terms on the SEARCH Board of Directors.
SEARCH and its cohosting partners, the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) and the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA), are finalizing plans for the 2023 SEARCH/JRSA/NCJA Symposium on Justice Information Technology, Policy, Research, and Practice, which kicks off July 24 in Long Beach, CA.
SEARCH has published A Comparison and Analysis of State Criminal History Records: Key Characteristics of RAP Sheets. The report is an inventory and summary of rap sheet data from 43 states that compares and highlights commonalities and gaps across the states.
SEARCH is partnering with the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to provide technical assistance to NCHIP and NCHIP-Supplemental grantees.
On May 25, 2023, the White House announced a number of actions taken in response to the historic Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety (EO 14074), which had been released one year earlier and went into effect on the second anniversary of the death of George Floyd.
This organization is a platinum-level GuideStar participant, demonstrating its commitment to transparency.
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(titles listed were at the time of the award)
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