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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics. Status Report on NCHIP. Gerry Ramker Bureau of Justice Statistics SEARCH Membership Meeting St. Louis, MO July 2006. NCHIP National Initiatives. SEARCH: Technical Assistance
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice ProgramsBureau of Justice Statistics Status Report on NCHIP Gerry Ramker Bureau of Justice Statistics SEARCH Membership Meeting St. Louis, MO July 2006
NCHIP National Initiatives • SEARCH: • Technical Assistance • National conferences and workshops • Surveys • Intergovernmental Coordination • REJIS - Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Project • SDC – Evaluation and RQI SEARCH Membership Meeting
Accomplishments • Improved accessibility of records • Record & fingerprint automation • Participation in III • NICS checks • Protection orders, DV convictions • Sex offender records/registries SEARCH Membership Meeting
Status of Criminal History Records: SEARCH Surveys 1995-2003 Growth: Total records: 43% III-Accessible records: 83% SEARCH Membership Meeting
Reasons for Rejection of Firearm Transfer Applications: FIST bulletins SEARCH Membership Meeting
National Records Quality Index (NRQI) The NRQI nearly tripled between 1997 and 2003, growing by 169% in this period. SEARCH Membership Meeting
Grants to States/Territories *Expected SEARCH Membership Meeting
Senate Mark SEARCH Membership Meeting
Needs to Be Addressed in 2006 • Disposition completeness • NICS index file submissions • Protection order records • III Compliance SEARCH Membership Meeting
Updating and automating case outcomes from courts and prosecutors in State and FBI records SEARCH Membership Meeting
Disposition CompletenessSource: SEARCH Surveys States/Territories SEARCH Membership Meeting
Disposition CompletenessSource: RQI Data Collection by SDC States/Territories SEARCH Membership Meeting
Disposition CompletenessSource: SEARCH Surveys & RQI measure States/Territories SEARCH Membership Meeting
2. Transmitting records to: - NICS Index Files - NCIC Protection Order File - NCIC Convicted Sexual Offender File SEARCH Membership Meeting
NICS Index Files: Contents SEARCH Membership Meeting
NICS Index Files Data source: FBI CJIS, April 1, 2006 AK WA VT NH MT ME ND MN MA OR ID SD WI NY RI WY MI IA PA CT NE OH NV IN IL UT NJ CA CO WV KS MO VA KY DE NC TN AZ OK AR MD NM SC MS DC AL GA HI LA TX MP FL PR GM VI AS Zero (0) records At least 1 record SEARCH Membership Meeting
NCIC Convicted Sexual Offender Registry File Data source: FBI CJIS April 6, 2006 AK WA VT NH MT ME ND MN MA OR ID SD WI NY RI WY MI IA PA CT NE NV OH IN IL UT NJ CA CO WV KS MO VA KY DE NC TN AZ OK AR MD NM SC MS DC AL GA HI LA TX MP FL PR GM VI AS Zero (0) records At least 1 record SEARCH Membership Meeting
NCIC Protection Order File Data source: FBI CJIS April 6, 2006 AK WA VT NH MT ME ND MN MA OR ID SD WI NY RI WY MI IA PA CT NE NV OH IN IL UT NJ CA CO WV KS MO VA KY DE NC TN AZ OK AR MD NM SC MS DC AL GA HI LA TX MP FL PR GM VI AS Zero (0) records At least 1 record SEARCH Membership Meeting
3. Full participation in the InterstateIdentification Index (III). 4. Automating access to informationconcerning persons prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm. SEARCH Membership Meeting
Status of FY 2006 Grants • Selection Criteria. • Fifty-two (52) applications received. • $27+ million requested. • Expecting to make 38 awards - Ongoing work with grantees. SEARCH Membership Meeting
Other Criminal History Record Improvement Projects • Multi-State Sex Offender Recidivism Study • SJS Grant projects (selected) • NLETS Standardized Rap Sheet Project • Tribal Criminal History Record Improvement Project • NCIC file data quality reviews: • Unidentified Persons file • Protection Order file SEARCH Membership Meeting
QUESTIONS Gerard F. Ramker Branch Chief, Criminal Statistics Improvement Programs United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics 810 7th Street, N.W., Room 2323 Washington, DC 20531 Phone: (202) 307-0759 Fax: (202) 616-1351 Email: gerard.ramker@usdoj.gov