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Judicial Inquiry System

Preventing Criminals From Walking Free Due to Lack of Information

Highly fragmented, separate data sources plague most – if not all – judicial and law enforcement agencies at every level of government.  For private companies, data in different stovepipes may affect profits…bad, but not dangerous.  In the world of law enforcement, however, it can affect whether a violent criminal is let back on the streets or kept behind bars.  Does a criminal have an outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction?  Is he a repeat offender?  Or worse, is he a sexual predator?  These are the types of questions that the courts struggle to answer because data resides in different systems. 

Connecting the Dots to Create a Complete Picture of the Criminal

Judicial Inquiry System

The Metatomix Judicial Inquiry System (JIS) connects all of the players in the judicial system - including law enforcement and correctional professions, attorneys, judges and their staffs - by providing a real-time criminal and civil history across local, state, and national systems.  JIS consolidates information from multiple jurisdictions and agencies without any of the entities losing control of their data, a critical element to enable cooperation across diverse jurisdictions.  Best of all, this complete picture of the criminal is accessed by users from a single interface…one system, one login.

Information on Criminals at the Critical Moment You Need It

Key JIS features include:

  • A single user interface for searching all jurisdictions and agencies
  • Simple check box system for selecting which data sources the user would like to search
  • Intuitive dashboard display of comprehensive criminal and civil history information, beginning with a summary report and allowing users to drill down for more detailed information
  • Information is displayed in real-time; information retrieval that once took hours now takes seconds
  • Alerts that inform court officials and law enforcement officers if an arrestee is a significant threat
  • Data access is non-invasive – no software updates or modifications to existing systems are required – and data is accessed in place, so agencies and jurisdictions maintain full control over their database content
  • Leverages the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), which enables automated enterprise-wide data exchange and allows more efficient and expansive information sharing between agencies and jurisdictions

More Informed Decisions About How to Sentence Defendants

By accessing complete criminal and civil history information on individuals at the critical moment you need it, you are empowered to make informed decisions and trigger the right action at the right time. 

Stop allowing repeat offenders to walk. 
Know that the person before you is an unregistered sex offender. 
Verify whether a defendant is paying child support on time. 

With the complete picture presented in real-time, you can now make these and other decisions with confidence and complete cases more quickly than ever before.

Additional benefits of using JIS include:

  • Significant time savings. "Due to the volume of probation cases in active status and/or violation status, JIS has freed up hours every day for each of our seven officers."
  • Real-time access to information
  • Improved accuracy of information
  • Savings on paper and computer space