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able portal that pulls together more than 4 million court records and currently serves up data for more than 62,000 monthly searches. The concept, according to JUSTICE Business Analyst Paula Crouse, is not a new one. In fact, she said the idea got its start back in 1989. However, it took some time for the technology to catch up with the state’s vision. “We did our ﬁrst pilot in 1994 with three courts, we actually began installing the system in 1996 and 1997. We completed all the installations by the fall of 2000,” Crouse said. Originally the system only was available to court employees. But through a partnership with Nebraska’s state Web portal , online court records are now available to anyone with computer access. The transaction fee pays for the system, and it is allowing Nebraska to expand JUSTICE to other government agencies. “As the project evolves, we have begun to share information with other agencies,” Crouse said. “We send information to the Nebraska Crime Commission, State Patrol, Department of Motor Vehicles, Health and Human Services, and the Foster Care Review Board. So more and more, we’re sharing information with them and that helps make state information more accurate and complete.” “Before, you would have to go to each of these different systems, and that’s if you had access. This way, approved users access real-time information from several databases through a single system.” Ann Lynn Walker One-Stop Shopping A related eGovernment system is up and running in Tennessee. There, the criminal justice portal is aggregating data stored in disparate legacy systems and delivering it through a secure, one-stop Web application. The portal allows authorized users — such as law enforcement ofﬁcers and others in the state’s criminal justice community — to collect comprehensive data on an individual. In the past, ﬁnding that information would require separate searches of multiple information systems. “What this criminal justice portal does is provide a one-stop shop for viewing Department of Safety’s driver license information, Department of Correction information, Board of Probation and Parole information, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Sex Offender Registry, and also Department of Revenue’s vehicle title and registration,” said Ann Lynn Walker, Information Systems Director for the Administrative Ofﬁce of the Courts. “Before, you would have to go to each of these different systems to obtain this vital information, and that’s only if you happened to have access. This way, approved users access real-time information from several databases through a single system. This criminal justice tool has gotten rave reviews and has become an invaluable resource to criminal investigators throughout the state.” In a state where the challenges of disseminating information can be daunting, the Integrated Criminal Justice Web Portal has proven to be an economical, effective and trans- Ann Lynn Walker Information Systems Director Administrative Ofﬁce of the Courts State of Tennessee formational means of sharing data through real-time one access for a 24/7 environment. The ability to access and aggregate data from disparate databases has resulted in increased arrests, faster closure of criminal cases and a safer environment for Tennessee. It levels the playing ﬁeld between large and small cities and wealthy and poor counties. Tennessee also boasts of another innovative eGovernment solution. The state’s One Stop Business Resource application is an online portal allowing business owners to complete most of the necessary ﬁlings online. Available through the state’s ofﬁcial Web site and launched in November 2005, the One Stop Business Resource portal gives business owners the ability to handle 85 percent of all Paula Crouse Business Analyst JUSTICE State of Nebraska 4 http://www.Tennessee.gov

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Government Technology - January 2008

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