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Public safety and the effective administration of justice rely upon making complete and accurate justice information available to decision-makers who enact, enforce and adjudicate our laws and protect the public.
SEARCH operates a robust program of advocacy, education and outreach to support state, local, tribal and Federal justice, public safety and homeland security information sharing. As the premier resource on justice information sharing, SEARCH Members (governor appointees from the states and territories) represent the collective voice of the states and territories on these critical issues, and voice their priorities to Congress, the administration, regulatory agencies and others.
Government Affairs Resources
- Download a one-page flyer that outlines the key policy issues we offer expertise on
- Read this blog post on a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by SEARCH on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
- Read this blog post on a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by SEARCH on the availability of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
- SEARCH Policy Statements, which articulate our core principles as developed and approved by the SEARCH Membership Group, July 29, 2014
- Learn more about SEARCH’s mission, and how the Government Affairs team can support Members of Congress and their staff by viewing SEARCH’s Capitol Hill briefing.
- Review one-page information papers that the Government Affairs team has submitted to Members of Congress and their staff on the following topics:
- Information/Recommendation Papers Submitted During the 116th Congress
- Recommendations Regarding FY 2020 Department of Justice Funding
- Information/Recommendations on Challenges to Expanding Background Checks for Firearms Purchases
- Information on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
- Recommendations Regarding FY 2019 Department of Justice Funding
- Background/Recommendation Paper on National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Proposals
- Information/Recommendation Papers Submitted During the 115th Congress
- Information/Recommendations on Challenges to Expanding Background Checks for Firearms Purchases
- Information on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
- Recommendations Regarding FY 2019 Department of Justice Funding
- Recommendations Regarding FY 2018-2019 Department of Justice Funding
- Recommendations on the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- Background/Recommendation Paper on National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Proposals
- Recommendations on the Child Protection Improvements Act (S. 705)
- Recommendations on the Child Protection Improvements Act (H.R. 695)
- Recommendations on the National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 573/H.R. 1886)
- Recommendations Regarding FY 2017-2018 Department of Justice Funding
- Recommendation Papers Submitted During the 114th Congress
- Recommendations on the Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System (CORRECTIONS) Act. (SEARCH’s recommendations were included in the Senate’s sentencing reform bill).
- Recommendations on the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015
- Recommendations Regarding FY 2017 Department of Justice Funding
- Recommendations on the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 (NARIP reauthorization)
- Recommendations on the Consumer Protection and Choice Act
- Recommendations on the Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act
- Recommendations on the TSA PreCheck Expansion Act
- Recommendations on the Child Protection Improvements Act
- Recommendations on the DUI Reporting Act
- Recommendations to State Legislators
- Information/Recommendation Papers Submitted During the 116th Congress
Ms. Karen Lissy is a Justice Information Services Specialist for the Law and Policy Program of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics. In this position, she provides assistance to state and local justice and public safety agencies to collect, curate, and use National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data and computerized criminal history record (CCH/CHRI) information for policy analysis and development.