Nevada Offense Code (NOC) Governance Model

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Nevada Offense Code (NOC) Governance Model

• Presented by Scott Sosebee and Julie Butler
• Department of Public Safety and Administrative
  Office of the Courts
• July 23, 2009

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Overview

• Purpose of Presentation
• What is a NOC?
• NOC Definitions
• Intent of NOC Program
• NOC Implementation Update
• Authority
• Challenges to Current NOC Program
• Current NOC Program Organization
• Proposed NOC Governance Model

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Purpose of Presentation

• Present source of authority for NCJIS Advisory
  governance of NOCs
• Present and request approval of the proposed NOC
  governing model structure
• Outline process for developing policies and
  procedures
• Challenges to continued NOC implementation and
  maintenance
• Funding
• Project prioritization
• Ongoing sponsorship of NOC program

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What is a NOC?

• Nevada Offense Code (NOC)
• Used since the inception of the Criminal History
  Repository
• Allows for statistical analysis of crimes
• Codes used to describe all charges against
  defendants
• Historically used by LEA when reporting arrests
• Currently expanding throughout justice community
  to facilitate electronic information exchanges
• Integral for reporting records to the Criminal
  History Repository
• Statewide adoption of NOCs would improve the
  timely reporting and matching of dispositions to
  arrest records

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NOC Definitions

• Old/Original NOC
• 5 digit auto-number
• No organization
• Many duplicates
• Example 00000 20000
• Transitional NOC
• 5 digit number
• One-to-one relationship with Intelligent NOC
• Allows transition from old NOC to intelligent NOC
• Example 50000 - 59999
• Intelligent NOC
• Hierarchical approach
• Group similar crimes
• Plan for table growth and modification
• Example D01029E00NV

14235
52368
D01029E00NV
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Intent of NOC Program

• Redesign the NOC table to better meet the needs
  of all criminal justice stakeholders
• Develop an easy-to-use NOC model
• Develop a NOC model that can be easily and
  logically updated
• Develop a transitional model to aid in
  implementation of intelligent model
• Enhance electronic information exchanges

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NOC Implementation Update

• Completed implementation of transitional NOCs to
  DPS
• One-to-one mapping to intelligent NOC model
• Continued work with local jurisdictions to modify
  local codes to the new NOC model
• Creation of draft policies, procedures, and
  applications to aid in the maintenance of the NOC
  models

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Authority

• 179(A).075 Creation of Central Repository
• NOCs are an integral and critical component of
  data collected and exchanged with the central
  repository
• 179(A).079 Establishment of NCJIS Advisory
  Committee
• 3.  The Advisory Committee shall
•       (a) Recommend policies and procedures that
  apply the best management practices to the
  activities at the Central Repository

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Challenges to Current NOC Program

• No defined program with approved and funded
  projects
• No program sponsorship
• No defined and achievable objectives
• No defined projects
• No budget
• Transitional period between old NOC model and
  intelligent NOC model is increasing need for
  greater governance and program management
• No formal policies and procedures for NOC
  creation, changes, or maintenance increasing data
  integrity issues
• Overall program and NOC related projects are
  stalling with no long-term implementation plan,
  definitive objectives, or dedicated funding.

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Proposed NOC Program Mission

• Provide accurate NOC data to the Nevada justice
  community
• Maintain the NOC model and data
• Establish policies and procedures
• Assist in the conversion and implementation of
  the new NOC model

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Current NOC Program Organization
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Proposed NOC Governance Model
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Proposed NCJIS Steering Committee Responsibilities

• Prioritize major initiatives and projects
• Provide direction and assistance on funding
  requirements
• Approve statewide NOC policy and information
  dissemination
• Resolve appeals

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Proposed NOC Policy Committee

• Responsibilities
• Review Draft Policies and Procedures Proposed by
  Working Group
• Initiate/Draft Policies and Procedures
• Finalize Policies and Procedures for Advisory
  approval
• Distribute Policies and Procedures to Criminal
  Justice Community

• Committee Members
• Attorneys Office and Attorney General
  Representatives
• DPS and AOC Business and Technology Managers
• DPS, AOC, and Attorney Office representatives
• Law Enforcement and Correction agency
  representatives

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Proposed NOC Working Group Responsibilities

• Responsibilities
• NOC Request Fulfillment
• Analyze NOC requests
• Create and/or modify NOCs
• Maintain NOC data integrity
• NOC Issue Management
• Identify, track, and resolve NOC issues
• NOC Project Assistance
• Assist efforts to convert or adopt new NOC model
• Draft Policies and Procedures

• Working Group Members
• AOC and DPS Business and Technology Managers
• AOC and DPS Analysts
• DPS DAG, as needed
• AOC Legal Counsel, as needed
• AOC Business Consultant, as needed

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Next Steps

• Governance
• Funding
• Project Sponsorship

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Governance

• Approve proposed NOC governance model
• OR
• Provide guidance/direction for future NOC
  governance

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Funding Considerations

• Continue operating as-is for FY10-11
• Establish dedicated funding account for FY12-13
• Funding from court assessments

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Project Sponsorship

• Provide prioritized list of NOC projects for
  review/approval at next NCJIS Advisory Committee
  meeting

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Questions?