2009-059-RES-JAG Recovery Act Program Grants

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eGrants - Project Summary (MAKE SURE YOLJ CLOSE THIS PAGE Page 4 of 5 Enter the Address for the Civil Ri9hts Liaison: 135 lst SE Street Paris, TX 75460 Enter the Phone Number for the Civil Rights Lialson ((999) 999-4999]: 9037849241 Certification Each applicant agency will certify to the specific criteria detailed above under Program Requirements to be eligible for funding user the Justice Assistance Grant Progrem Solicitation. X I certify to all of the above eligibility requfrements. Problem Statement: Please provide a detailed account in the Problem Statement section of the existfng Issues your project will target. Enter your problem statement: As technology moves forward in the criminal justice field, our department is lagging behind. By establsihing a link between a'live scan' fingerprint system, fingerpritns can be submitted and compared with prints on file at the state level. This aids in identification of individuals arrested or suspected of criminal activitles. We do not have this capability at this time. The City of Paris did invest money in a new records management system which can interface with the live scan system and municipal court system. These interfaces will assist in the amount of time taken to identify a suspect or arrested person for proper entry into our system. We are in [he process of joining a consortium of criminal justice agencies which can share this information across the internet. Presently, the municipal cour[ software does not share information with the police department records system. Many identifying factors of suspects are not available for both systems. Supporting Data: Provide as much supporting data, to include baseline statistics and the sources of your data, which are pertinent to where the grant projed is located and/or targeted. Do not use statewide data for a local problem or national data for a statewide problem. Enter your supporting data: ln the past year, we have had 4 separate cases of bad identities resulting in arrests of persons who had their identity used or stolen by other persons. The deparrtment has handled 47 cases of identity theft in the last 12 months. As this continues to be a problem in the technology age, law enforcement needs the technology to identfy persons in a qufck and efficient manner. Community Plan: For projects that have a local or regional impact target area, provide information regarding the community plan need(s) that your project willl address. Enter your community planning needs: The Paris Police Department did participated in the local community planning process for FY 2009. Seveal priorites will be responded to by this funding. Establishment of more accurate data by electronic fingerprint submission and comparision will enhance the identification of suspeds and arrested persons. The ability to interface this Information with other software programs with the police department leads to the sharing of more accurate data wi[h other criminal justice agencfes. Criminals involved in the illegal distribution of drugs do not recognize city or county borders. By our involvement with the NTCOG LEAPS progrem, people who reside in our area who are bringing drugs from the metroplex can be more readily identified due to thier involvement in crimes in other areas. For this information to be worthwile, the ability for these systems to 'talk' to each other through these interfaces and the ability to provide real time fingerprints submissions will enhance the correct identity of suspects involved. Goal Statement: Provide a brfef description of the overall goals and objectives for this projed. Enter a description for the overall goals and objectives: Provide the department with the ability of a live scan Rngerprint system for more efficient submission of fingerprints and timely identification of those prints. Link the information through the fnterfaCe to the records management system of the police department. This information is then shared with LEAPS, the Law Enforcement Analysis PoRal in the metroplex area. Link the information provided to our municipal court system through citations to the police department records systern without redundent entry for availablflty in the LEAPS program. Cooperative Working Agreement (CWA): When a grantee intends to carry out a grant project through cooperaUng or pardcipating with one or more outside organizations, the grantee must obtain authorized approval sfgnatures on the cooperative working a9reement (CWA) from each participating or9anization. Grantees must maintain on flle a signed copy of all cooperatlve working agreements, and they must submit to C]D a Iist of each participating organization and a description of the purpose of each CWA. Cooperative working agreements do not involve an exchange of funds. For this projed, provide the name of the participating organization(s) and a brief description of the purpose(s) for the CWA(s). You should only provide information here that this project's successful operation is contingent on for the named service or participatfon from the outside organization. Note: A Sample CWA is available hgre for your convenience. Enter your cooperating working agreement(s): N/A Continuation Projects: For continuation projects only, if your current or previous year's project is NOT on schedule in accomplishing the stated objectives, brieFly https://cj don 1 i ne.governor.state.tx.us/projecdGrantPrintableSummary.aspx?PrintCode=4... 06/03/2009