CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH DIVISION - SANDAG

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH DIVISIONFY 2022 Budget

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Public Safety Committee, April 16, 2021DRAFT

CJRD Proposed FY 2022 Budget

$237,053

$135,963

$449,941 $487,376

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

Clearinghouse SAM Adult Projects Juvenile Projects

$1,310,333Total Funding

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Criminal Justice Clearinghouse

• Collection, verification, and analysis of crime data• Transition to NIBRS reporting• Support local task forces and commissions• Produce 12 CJ Flashes and 9 CJ Bulletins/In Briefs annually• Analyze data from the only objective measure of drug use in nation• Staff support for Public Safety Committee• Presentations to local groups on key issues• Prepare grant proposals in cooperation with local partners (Bring in

$4 for every $1 Clearinghouse funds)

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Usefulness of Clearinghouse Data

• Ability to work closely with ARJIS and track crime trends and changing measures of success

• Analysis of the only objective measure of drug use in the country• Work with partners to objectively measure what is otherwise only

known anecdotally• Provide standardized regional information for planning purposes• Responsive to needs for new information with changing policies• Staff with background checks to conduct criminal justice evaluations

and knowledge of local databases

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SAM (Substance Abuse Monitoring)

• Description: Only objective measure of drug use; platform for other research; interview adults and juveniles at 4 facilities twice a year

• Funding:• HIDTA• County of San Diego• Member Assessments

• Expenses:• Staffing• Drug testing• Mileage• Sheriff’s Department for security

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Adult Projects

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225,036

167,710

21,917 20,767 14,511

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100,000

150,000

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250,000

STAR Prop 47 REACH Coalition HIDTA SpecializedHousing

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Juvenile Projects

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224,096

110,591

78,840

44,965

18,104 10,7800

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100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

JJCPA SDPN RRED IncreasingResiliency

IMPACT CredibleMessenger

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Fiscal Year 2022 Priorities

• Continue to track crime and other statistics in light of legislative and other public safety changes

• Work with ARJIS in transitioning to NIBRS reporting• Seek grant funding to answer timely public safety questions• Provide relevant timely information to our stakeholders in easy-to-

understand ways• Continue to serve on working groups and other committees that

need timely and accurate regional information• Contribute to other department goals and initiatives to further the

SANDAG mission

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ARJIS FY 2022 DRAFT BUDGETSANDAG Public Saftey Committee, April 16, 2021DRAFT

FY 2022 PRIORITIES Continue implementing the transition from the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to the California Incident Based Reporting System (CIBRS) – Allows member agencies to include ad‐hoc and statistical reporting to the FBI and Cal‐DOJ

Develop the communication plan for NIBRS/CIBRS to include public/media outreach Crime statistics and mapping application re‐writes and/or procurements Cost Model and member agency assessment Continue enhancing the ARJIS Mobile Program

– Implement eCitations application and develop ARJIS Court Citation Interface

Continue safeguarding the ARJISnet network and implementing new cyber security tools

Enhancing data storage capability to increase info sharing and ensure redundancy22

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FY 2020 BUDGET – MEMBER AGENCY FEES

Core Member Agencies fees remains unchanged  Member affiliates fees unchanged 

- City Attorney, District Attorney, Probation, Mission Bay Harbor Police

– Pay only user and connectivity fees

- Contract Cities only pay JPA 

– Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, Vista 

Ex‐officios- Annual fee adjustments based on consumer price index (CPI)

- FY2022 increase of 1.62% for San Diego County

TOTAL: $8,002,995

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FY2020 BUDGET CATEGORIES

Total: $8,002,995*Please note: ARJIS modified project areas from previous years to better reflect FY22 projects

25% 22% 19% 27% 7%

Administration

$1,482,011Maintenance

$2,134,592

Grants

$2,038,577

Mobile

$563,438 

ARJIS Enterprise 

(Infrastructure

$1,784,377

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MAINTENANCETOTAL: $2,134,592SANDAG OWP #7350100

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MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT

Maintain and monitor 50+ interfaces– Agency Records Management Systems, Probation, Courts, traffic 

accidents, Cal‐DOJ

Monitor database performance space and reliability Maintain ARJIS Help Desk – resolved 640 tickets in 2020 Data Center and hosting services National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) maintenance Application development team Off the shelf software maintenance

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MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT In‐house application development and support:

– SRFERS, eQuery, Data entry, Geo22, Security Center, public crime stats, etc. 

– Cost savings: ARJIS implements enhancements upon agency request – 119 enhancements in CY 2020

Licenses & upgrades:– i2, Cognos & ARM, ARJIS law enforcement and public portal, BOLOs, 

middleware, etc.

– License fees shared by 60+ agencies; significant  economies of scale

– In collaboration with the Sheriff’s Department and approval from Cal‐DOJ Implement COPLINK X, deploy and train users

“No single commercial product is as robust or fluid to agencies’ needs as the suite of ARJIS applications and tools.

Through these tools analysts and officers across the region can more quickly and efficiently identify suspects, link cases in crime series, and communicate with other agencies.”

– Crime Analyst, LMPD

“No single commercial product is as robust or fluid to agencies’ needs as the suite of ARJIS applications and tools.

Through these tools, analysts and officers across the region can more quickly and efficiently identify suspects, link cases in crime series, and communicate with other agencies.”

– Crime Analyst, LMPD

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ARJIS DATA CENTER Nlets is the nation’s premier interstate justice and public safety network ‐ 1.5 billion transactions a year FBI CJIS compliant and back up site Offsite data protection and storage Disaster recovery and contingency services Monitored by both fixed and pan‐tilt/zoom security cameras Protected by intrusion detection system  Two‐factor authentication for building access Biometric iris scan required for data center access 24/7 Operations staffing Extensive pre‐employment background 

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ADMINISTRATIONTOTAL: $1,482,011SANDAG OWP #7350200

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ADMINISTRATION

Policy Advisory Committee support  PSC and BWG clerk Finance, budgeting, accounts payable & receivables, audits Legal and public records request Personnel & recruitment Operations: rent, office phones, & supplies Help desk, user support, weekly service logs Grant administration Contract execution and interagency agreements Program management and executive oversight and administrative staff

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ARJIS MOBILE - MAINTENANCETOTAL: $563,438SANDAG OWP #: 7352000

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ARJIS MOBILE - MAINTENANCE The ARJIS Mobile Program supports 1200+ mobile devices enabling field officers to connect to the ARJIS network and applications Support includes but is not limited to:

– Procurement of mobile phones and tablets, plus cellular data plans through Verizon Wireless

– Provide network connectivity securely through NetMotion Wireless VPN (Virtual Private Network)

– Multi‐factor Authentication (MFA), using Deepnet tokens that provide the 2nd security factor

– Configure phones with access to the various law enforcement applications that are available through ARJIS

– Provide Mobile Device Management through Knox Manage Enterprise– Provide ARJIS‐developed applications that utilize bar‐code scanning 

and other convenience features– Provide support for the grant funded fingerprint reader and 

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ARJIS ENTERPRISE: INFRASTRUCTURE TOTAL: $1,784,377SANDAG OWP #: 7352000

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NETWORK & SECURITY ARJISnet network is a secure, private network that connects all member agencies allowing information sharing for the region's public safety – Provide access to Nlets data center, state data 

(CLETS), Sheriff’s SDLaw, and ARJIS member agency data

Maintain network monitoring tools and network devices to assist in managing ARJIS network infrastructure Compliance with FBI CJIS and CAL‐DOJ security policies Phase II of network vulnerability assessment Replace outdated network hardware/equipment to improve security & performance

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REDUNTANT SERVERS, STORAGE AND DATABASES

Provide support and maintenance for 165+ physical hosts and virtual servers– Configure servers and load balancers– Monitor server & database performance, space, reliability

– Software patches, updates, security fixes– Multiple regional databases – Dedicated System administrator

Upgrade disaster recovery & back‐up systems and databases

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GRANTSTOTAL: $2,038,577SANDAG OWP: 73525, 73526, 73527, 73528Thank you for supporting our applications!

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GRANTS - ARJIS MOBILE Fingerprint reader implementation 

– Develop Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) 

– Procure and deploy fingerprint reader devices to local member agencies

Connected Officer– Upon recommendations from the agency 

mobile needs assessment ‐ deploy new smartphones and/or smart watches

Fully integrate the eCitiationsapplication Continue holding trainings and developing curriculum for ARJIS mobile applications and security requirements

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CYBER SECURITY AND DATA STORAGE Data storage: $550,000

– ARJIS currently maintains 20M+ records from each local police department (11), Sheriff, Probation, District Attorney, & San Diego State University

– Amount of data is increasing each year as new agencies request to contribute data – 3 new agencies were approved to contribute data in 2020;  ARJIS has received 5 other agency requests; to 

accommodate this additional data ARJIS must increase and update our storage

– Cyber Security: $450,000– Technical Working Group will assign a task force of cyber experts to assess ARJIS cyber‐security

– Funding will allow ARJIS to procure new cyber‐security tools 

– Thank you, Chief’s/Sheriffs’ Management Committee! 

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RTP Vetting 

page 19FY21 UASI Project Proposal

NIBRS:– Complete the transition from NIBRS to CIBRS including the development of

an interface to Cal‐DOJ– In collaboration with the Business Working Group launch public outreach

and media training program to ensure the public is aware of theNIBRS/CIBRS data submissions and changes to any existingoperations/applications

– Develop new and modify existing applications available to the public tocomplete robust & dynamic crime statistics

Mapping:– For over a decade ARJIS has managed a crime mapping application for the

public on behalf of all local jurisdictions– With the recent transition to NIBRS and CIBRS, the regions crime statistics

will change drastically impacting crime mapping– New app must support NIBRS, include advanced mapping & analytical tools

to help the public identify crimes in their neighborhoods– Will enhance public interaction with local LE partners

DATA, MAPPING, & TRAINING/OUTREACH

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