Aligning Industry With Criminal Justice and Public Safety

The CJIS GROUP online databases contain information about the Criminal Justice and Public Safety community across the United States. Our focus is on State and Local agencies that provide public safety, criminal justice and homeland security services for jurisdictions throughout the U.S. The information concentrates on agencies current needs and purchasing plans and how agencies are using, evaluating, and purchasing technology products and solutions, such as communications and information management systems, to help achieve their service objectives. Although our priority is the State and Local sector, we also provide information about Federal programs that directly impact the plans and actions of the State and Local agencies.

For Government Users the CJIS GROUP databases offer a valuable resource to learn how other agencies are using technology and what types of solutions are being implemented to solve specific needs. As a result, Users can more easily connect with agencies that are working on similar objectives and learn more about how to find and implement effective technology solutions.

For Corporate Clients the CJIS GROUP databases provide insight into the initiatives, programs and plans of agencies that are seeking to enhance their services capability through the use of technology-based solutions designed for the public safety and criminal justice community. With this information, solution vendors gain a better understanding of agency needs and can identify agencies that may want to learn about selected vendor solutions.

In total, the CJIS GROUP online databases offer the most comprehensive source of information about what State and Local agencies are doing to plan, evaluate, procure, and use information technology to help them meet the criminal justice and public safety challenges and needs of the country. In the paragraphs below and on other pages in our web site, you can learn more about the informational databases we offer.

IT REPORTS DATABASE  
The IT Reports Database contains information about initiatives, programs, and projects that are in planning and preparation stages by Criminal Justice and Public Safety agencies of state and local government. This is the most comprehensive online database of Criminal Justice and Public Safety initiatives and project details available from any single source. The result is a dynamic repository of agency activity reports, collected by the CJIS GROUP Research Department, encompassing a wide variety of need categories and solution types.

AWARDED IT REPORTS DATABASE  
The Awarded IT Project Database contains detailed and summary information about Criminal Justice and Public Safety IT projects that have been awarded to solution providers by government agencies. This is a valuable source of information to help stay abreast of trends and decisions among Criminal Justice and Public Safety agencies. You are able to identify agencies and solution providers that may be able to assist you by sharing their project experiences, and in many cases value of the award is reported.

AGENCY INFO REPORTS DATABASE
CJIS GROUP offers the AGENCY INFO REPORTS database to present informational profiles about an agency. The reports include summary and detail information describing an agency’s mission, governance and organizational structure, procurement procedures, demographics, funding source information, and current technology systems used by the agency. The report discusses priority business issues, potential initiatives or future plans of the agency, as well as points of contact. Agency Info Reports are a valuable source of background about pubic safety and criminal justice agencies across the U.S.

GRANTS DATABASE
Federal Grant programs that are created to assist state and local Criminal Justice and Public Safety agencies are a valuable source of funding for many initiatives and projects. Typically, there are billions of dollars re-directed by Federal Departments through the grant programs. The CJIS GROUP Grant Funding Database tracks Criminal Justice and Public Safety technology funding sources, grant guidelines and solicitations as they are issued by the grant sourcing agencies. We monitor the Federal legislative and departmental actions from year to year to help you keep abreast of the various Grant programs and how they may be leveraged by state and local agencies. We also track and publish information about the awards that are made under the Grant programs. Our database is a valuable tool for anyone seeking to understand the grant programs and/or apply for Federal grant funding.

LINKS DATABASE
There are thousands of web sites that may be useful resource for your work in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety community. The Links Database is a comprehensive directory of state and local Criminal Justice and Public Safety internet resources. The links list includes site descriptions to help you efficiently find sources of information. The directories contain sites listing important contacts information.

PUBLICATIONS DATABASE
The Publications Database contains government, industry and customized research reports that pertain to the criminal justice and public safety arena. The reports address a variety of topics, including technology standards and models, case studies, policies and procedures, pilot projects, agency surveys, market data and information reports from national committees and associations. This database can help you find the information you need to become and stay more knowledgeable about the technology uses and needs of this community.

EVENTS DATABASE
There a number of significant organizations that play important roles in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety community by influencing and guiding the direction of technology and information management solutions used by the agencies. The Events Database offers profiles of particular groups and contains information about conferences, meetings, trade shows, and other events sponsored by these organizations, both national and regional in nature. You can use the Events Database to stay abreast of activities sponsored by many of these influential organizations.

VENDOR PROFILES DATABASE
There are many vendors across the U.S. that provide important solutions and services to the Criminal Justice and Public Safety community. The Vendor Profiles Database is a prime source for researching technology vendors and seeking out companies with specific technology applications for this domain. If you represent an agency, the profiles can help you identify possible sources of consulting professionals or technology companies that address your area of interest. If you are vendor, it is an excellent resource for researching teaming partners and building channel partner relationships.

CJIS LITE DATABASE
CJIS LITE is an informative source of current, open bids, solicitations and announcements about projects that require technology products and solutions. Vendor representatives will be interested in this information as a source of open solicitations (bids, RFP’s, etc.) to which your company may want to respond. Government users will find this tool to be a valuable source of RFP documents and specifications that can serve as models for their own technology procurement documents.