Reference Papers

These publications provide information technology policies and positions either created or adopted by the IJIS Institute.

Information Sharing

icon: pdf file Government Information Sharing & Advanced Insight and Analytics: The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)

icon: pdf file Effective and Interoperable Implementation of NIEM

icon: pdf file Law Enforcement Information Sharing and the Implications for Local Government (A Technical Reference)

  • By Todd Sander, director of the Digital Communities program, with the assistance of the Digital Communities Law Enforcement Information Technology Task Force

icon: pdf file Cisco 2009 Annual Security Report

  • Find out information about 2009 global threats and trends, as well as security recommendations for 2010. Read the report highlights and access past annual security reports, or download the 2009 Annual Security Report.

icon: pdf file Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress (November 2009)

  • By Mark A. Randol, Specialist in Domestic Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Congressional Research Service

icon: pdf file Cloud Computing

icon: pdf file Nation At Risk: Policy Makers Need Better Information to Protect the Country (March 2009)

icon: pdf file A Breakthrough in Information Sharing is Accelerating Homeland Protection (December 2008)

pdf icon Trust Clouds: An Emerging, Horizontal Information-sharing Service for Governments (December 2008)

  • By Jeff Frazier, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group, and Charles Jennings, CEO, Swan Island Networks

icon: pdf file NIMS Standards Case Study: Houston Regional Information Sharing (August 2008)

  • FEMA National Preparedness Directorate

Technology Standards

icon: pdf file Integrated Security Architectural Framework

pdf file icon Revision Assessment for the Incorporation of Fire and EMS Functions into the Law Enforcement CAD Functional Specifications (January 2010)
pdf file icon Standard Functional Specifications for Law Enforcement Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Systems
pdf file icon Standard Functional Specifications for Law Enforcement Records Management Systems (Version II)

pdf icon AMBER Alert Reference Schema Development—Project Summary (November 2004)

  • The IJIS Institute worked with member company Justice Integration Solutions, as well as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and others, to develop the reference schema for the AMBER Alert project.

IJIS Institute White Papers

IJIS Institute white papers are committee-authored technology perspectives.

icon: pdf fileAdvances in Digital Video: Getting the Most Value from Video Information (December 2011)
icon: pdf fileData Sharing Between Computer Aided Dispatch Systems (October 2011)
icon: pdf fileContractor Personnel Background Checks (September 2011)
PDF file icon Standardized Interfaces and Exchanges for Justice and Public Safety (May 2010)
PDF file icon Efficient eXtensible Markup Language (XML) Interchange (EXI) (January 2010)
PDF file icon NIEM Conformance for RFPs (October 2009)
PDF file icon Using Technology to Improve Privacy Protection in Justice Information Systems (October 2009)
PDF file icon Securing SOA and Web Services for Justice Information Sharing (January 2008)
PDF file icon Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (December 2007)
PDF file icon WiMax and the Future of Wireless Technology (June 2007)
PDF file icon Web Services to Integrate the Justice Enterprise (June 2007)
PDF file icon Speech Recognition and Interactive Voice Response Technology (January 2006)
PDF file icon Wireless Mesh Techology (November 2005)

IJIS Institute Monographs

IJIS Institute monographs are single-author essays, each on a specific topic of interest.

PDF file icon Arriving at a Service-Oriented Architecture As a Solution for Integrated Justice Information (December 2004)
PDF file icon Process for Defining Information Exchanges: An Overview (December 2004)
PDF file icon Distributed vs. Centralized Computing for Information Sharing (May 2004)
PDF file icon Information Security in Integrated Justice Applications: An Introductory Guide for the Practitioner (March 2003)