United States
Department of Justice
Global Justice XML Data Model:
What GJXDM Means for Every Justice and
Public Safety Organization
Colonel Bart R. Johnson,
CICC Chair,
New York State Police
United States
Department of Justice
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September 11, 2001
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United States
Department of Justice
2,752 people killed
Defining moment for law enforcement agencies nationwide
Highlighted the critical need for the flow and exchange of information and
intelligence
Indicators development becomes investigative focus
Added a new sense of urgency to interagency cooperation
Moved terrorism and intelligence initiatives to the forefront of many law
enforcement agencies’ concerns
Strained resources of law enforcement nationwide
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National Law Enforcement
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Department of Justice
800,000 officers – 18,000 agencies
Calls for service
Criminal investigations
Specialized investigations
– Narcotics
– Organized crime
– Money laundering
– ID theft
Work 24/7
Eyes and ears
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United States
Department of Justice
Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative
• Established in 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ)
Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative serves as an
advisory body to the U.S. Attorney General on justice
information sharing issues
• Through guidance from DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Global promotes standards-based electronic information
exchange to provide the justice community with timely,
accurate, complete, and accessible information in a secure and
trusted environment
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United States
Department of Justice
Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative
• The Global Advisory Committee (GAC) is a “group of
groups” which operates in accordance with Federal
Advisory Committee Act provisions
• The GAC is composed of key personnel representing 31
local, state, tribal, federal, and international justice entities
• Some of the constituencies represented include law
enforcement, the courts, corrections, and probation and
parole
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Department of Justice
Global Advisory Committee (GAC)
• The GAC membership reflects the Global tenet that the entire
justice community must be involved in information exchange
• Experts represent the following constituencies
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Law enforcement agencies
Prosecutors, public defenders, and courts
Corrections agencies
Probation and parole departments
Victim services
Juvenile justice
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United States
Department of Justice
Global Working Groups
• Under the leadership of the GAC, five working groups
examine issues of particular importance to justice
information sharing. These groups include:
– Global Intelligence Working Group and Criminal
Intelligence Coordinating Council
– Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group
– Global Infrastructure/Standards Working Group
– Global Security Working Group
– Global Outreach Working Group
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Department of Justice
www.it.ojp.gov – Web Site
• Information regarding
the Global Justice
Information Sharing
Initiative and its
mission, members, and
products can be found
here
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United States
Department of Justice
The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing
Plan
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Developed in 2003 as a result of the need to enhance
information and intelligence development and sharing
capabilities in the post-9/11 world
Former U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft; former DHS
Secretary Ridge; and numerous local, state, and federal
law enforcement and criminal justice agencies and
organizations have endorsed the NCISP and its tenets
and recommendations
Has become the de facto standard for criminal
intelligence sharing among law enforcement and
criminal justice agencies
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Fusion Center Guidelines
United States
Department of Justice
• Report contains 18 guidelines,
recommendations, model policies, tools,
and additional resources for establishing
and operating fusion centers
• Developed collaboratively by the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and
DHS
• Global Initiative and Homeland Security
Advisory Council were key players in the
guideline development
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Department of Justice
Intelligence—Need for a Nationwide
Proactive Approach
• Minimize compartmentalization of data
• Enhance the exchange of intelligence across jurisdictional
boundaries
• Elicit routine involvement of all justice agencies
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Federal
State
County
Local
• All-Source approach
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Department of Justice
Questions
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