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In 2005, NGA administered grants to six states to allow them to use the GJXDM for improving justice information sharing. "The Global JXDM is an XML standard designed specifically for criminal justice information exchanges, providing law enforcement, public safety agencies, prosecutors, public defenders, and the judicial branch with a tool to effectively share data and information in a timely manner. The Global JXDM removes the burden from agencies to independently create exchange standards, and because of its extensibility, there is more flexibility to deal with unique agency requirements and changes. Through the use of a common vocabulary that is understood system to system, Global JXDM enables access from multiple sources and reuse in multiple applications." (Source: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs) Communication among law enforcement, the judicial branch, and corrections at the local, state, and federal levels remains a major challenge in maximizing the equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the national justice system. Strategic information sharing capabilities are also essential to effective federal and state homeland security strategies. Through their executive branch authority, governors can play a lead role in bringing criminal justice information users and emerging technologies together to achieve the benefits of information integration. NGA is providing each state with $50,000 funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement their projects. 2005 states are Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 2006 states are Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, and North Carolina. The goals of these XML projects are to: - Promote adoption of common standards across law enforcement jurisdictions and justice agencies at all levels of government by sharing information using emerging XML data standards.
- Facilitate states adoption and implementation of XML data standards by providing training and technical assistance.
- Support outreach initiatives to increase policymakers' awareness and understanding of the potential for improved justice information sharing through the effective us of XML data standards.
- Assist the Bureau of Justice Assistance's national efforts to develop common useful XML data standards and provide state and local practitioner input to continued development and maintenance of these standards to support full implementation of the justice data reference model.
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