Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program: Outreach and Communications Support
In order to build a desirable, efficient, and effective level of data exchange and information sharing among local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has taken on the responsibility of working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) to design and deliver a national educational outreach program for law enforcement about the N-DEx system. IACP is facilitating this nationwide approach in order to increase the awareness and use of the N-DEx system. Upon doing so, we believe this approach will not only help increase the merits of the N-DEx system, but will also create a stronger bond between agencies nationwide.
The principal goal of this effort is to openly discuss with law enforcement officials about the foundation beneath and benefits to implementing N-DEx. The N-DEx system enables local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies to search, link, analyze, and share data and detect relationships between people, property, places, and crime characteristics. This sharing of information will help in solving crime while strengthening the relationship between these 20,000 law enforcement agencies.
As a result of the IACP’s national educational outreach program, law enforcement agencies will have the answers to these six questions:
- What is N-DEx?
- Where can I find out more information about N-DEx?
- How can I participate in N-DEx?
- Who will benefit from adopting N-DEx?
- How does N-DEx complement other national, regional, and local information sharing efforts?
- Why is it important for law enforcement to take advantage of N-DEx?
The IACP believes that our combined efforts with the N-DEx Program Office will give law enforcement officials the understanding that is needed in order to use the N-DEx system and will ultimately advance N-DEx implementation. IACP’s nationwide regional executive briefings will provide the necessary motivation, tools, network affiliations, and leading practices that will ensure the use of N-DEx throughout local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies. Through N-DEx and related information sharing initiatives, IACP looks forward to the future leadership and guidance we can provide to the law enforcement community.
This project is supported by Grant No. Award 2009-DD-BX-K001 and No. Award 2009-DD-BX-K032 awarded by the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation through the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Contact
For more information about this project, please contact us at ndex@theiacp.org.
For more information on N-DEx please visit www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/ndex/ndex_home.htm.