Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $2,437,837)
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) will use funds to address problems dealing with criminal history updates and automation of records, records backlog, disposition backlog, criminal history record capture procedures, and sharing of criminal history information. Multiple agencies have proposed using technology to provide much-needed solutions for information sharing, criminal history reporting, and the reduction of records/disposition backlogs. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Coconino County Attorney’s Office, Page Justice Court, Peoria Police Department, and Pinal County Attorney’s Office request to use NCHIP funds for positions to work on disposition backlogs. Apache Junction Police Department plans to use grant funds to purchase mobile fingerprint scanners to automate the fingerprinting process. The Navajo County Attorney’s Office will use NCHIP funds to update its criminal history case management system. DPS is requesting funds for overtime to process FBI pseudo pointers and bulk fingerprint card submissions.