Nevada Offense Code (NOC) Redevelopment Project
Nevada Offense Code (NOC) Redevelopment Project . Administrative Office of the Courts and Department of Public Safety January 8, 2009. Nevada Offense Codes (NOC). Standardized crime descriptions Comprised of federal, state and local statutes and regulations
Nevada Offense Code (NOC) Redevelopment Project
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Nevada Offense Code (NOC) Redevelopment Project Administrative Office of the Courts and Department of Public Safety January 8, 2009
Nevada Offense Codes (NOC) • Standardized crime descriptions • Comprised of federal, state and local statutes and regulations • Required for manual and electronic data sharing at local, state, and federal levels • Improves accuracy and consistency of crime information and statistics • Should be used by all criminal justice stakeholders
NOC Redevelopment Project Old NOC Table Structure • Flat table with more than 13,000 entries • No organization – difficult to find the right crime • Many duplicates • Lacks sufficient information to properly define the various crimes • Inadequate crime descriptions • Only one statute is cited for each code
NOC Redevelopment Project Objectives of the NOC Redevelopment Project • Redesign the NOC table to better meet the needs of all criminal justice stakeholders • Over 100 people from law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, Public Safety, P&P, and Corrections participated • Develop an easy-to-use NOC model • Develop a NOC model that can be easily and logically updated • Provide mapping between the old and new models • 50,000 series numbering scheme (interim solution) • Enhance data integration
NOC Redevelopment Project NOC Redevelopment Project Goals • Develop an “intelligent” code • Use a hierarchical approach • Provide a mechanism to group similar crimes • Plan for table growth and modification • Provide an adequate description of each crime • Eliminate duplicate and invalid table entries • Allow the ability to cite multiple statutes for a single crime • Enhance the ability to locate the specific NOC entries
NOC Workgroup • Comprised of an AOC manager, one AOC and one DPS analyst, a local legal representative, and, when needed, contract support. • Maintain current NOC table • Approve all new NOC requests • Meets monthly (face-to-face), communicates via phone or email when needed
Outstanding Issues • Program Sponsor • Do not want to repeat the past • Preserve the NOC model • Allow for table modifications • Appeal process • Issue resolution • Need ongoing funding source
Recommendation • Need a Governance Structure for NOCs made up of: • Law enforcement, prosecution, courts, Public Safety, Corrections, and possibly the Attorney General’s Office • Nevada Criminal Justice Information System (NCJIS) Advisory Committee
Governance Body Responsibilities • Program Sponsor • Support and promote the new NOC model • Serve as the NOC process appeal board • Resolve issues • Provide or identify funding sources for NOC maintenance/enhancements