Presentation on eBench warrants status from mid 2009

1. https://judiciary.ehawaii.gov
Hawaii
Electronic Bench Warrants
(eBW)

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Background
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A warrant is an order to arrest a named individual
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Warrants are issued by:

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The Issue
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As of July/Aug 2006, there was a backlog of over
70,000 bench warrants due to lack of personnel to
serve the warrants
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In 2006, a Task Force made up of various state and
local agencies convened to address the backlog

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Task Force Findings
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No centralized statewide warrant database
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Existing warrant data not comprehensive
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Majority of warrant backlog is traffic warrants
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Warrant generation / delivery system inefficient
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Law enforcement/DPS need to conduct warrant checks
for detained/incarcerated individuals
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Violators disregard their responsibility to the justice
system

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eBW Goals
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Provide a method for law enforcement to more quickly
and easily access traffic warrant data and images
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Develop a new system quickly (in Phases/Betas)
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Leverage existing JIMS (Judiciary Information
Management System) data – traffic warrants only

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eBW Features
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Traffic warrant data available online 24/7
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Warrant images available from Nov 2005 onwards
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Daily, automatic update of data and images
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Search by different criteria and can export data for
reporting/sweeps
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Map view to locate addresses and plan sweeps
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Agencies can manage own users
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Different users can have different access based on
roles/permissions
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Actions automatically logged in Activity Log
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Ability to Add Notes to a warrant
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Ability to print a warrant remotely

7. eBW Home Page

8. Search Screen

9. Search Results – List View

10. Search Results – Map View

11. Warrant Details

12. Warrant Image

13. Served Warrant

14. My Warrants

15. Reports

16. Training Videos

17. User Management

18. Matrix of Agencies
Agency Query and View Access Recall update access Printing e-warrants for
service
Honolulu Police Dept √ √
Oahu Sheriffs √ √
Oahu Airport Sheriffs √
Honolulu Prosecutors √
Oahu Public Defenders √
DOT Harbor Police √ Planning stage
Judiciary 1st
Circuit √ √
Attorney General: HCJDC Test Environment
Attorney General: Investigation Test Environment
Maui Police Test Environment
Hawaii County Police Test Environment
Kauai Police Test Environment
Public Safety: Corrections Planning stage
Judiciary statewide Planning stage
Public Defender statewide Planning stage
Prosecutors statewide Planning stage

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Sheriff Stats
Oahu Sheriff Traffic Warrant Sweeps
0
20
40
60
80
100
Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09
People arrested
Warrants Served
People arrested 26 31 42 99
Warrants
Served
46 51 64 161
Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09

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Oahu Served Stats
Oahu Served Stats – Total vs eBW
707
640
738
30
95
283
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09
Total Served
eBW Served

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Oahu Recalled Stats
Oahu Recalled Stats – Total vs eBW
306 313
344
397
226
245
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Apr-09 M ay-09 Jun-09
Total Recalled
eBW Recalled

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Accomplishments
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Oahu Sheriffs arrested about 12-15 people and serve 20-25 warrants on
average during sweeps prior to eBW. These numbers have more than
doubled.
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Oahu Sheriffs save about 40 hours of prep time for each sweep using
eBW due to the search and sorting capabilities.
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Warrant data is available 24/7
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eBW provides search and reporting capabilities that make it easier to find
warrant and defendant info (and provides data beyond what is currently
available through existing systems for law enforcement)
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Improved delivery system

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Accomplishments Cont’d
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Simplified recall procedure; no more phone calls
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HPD no longer needs to call Sheriffs to check on a
warrant
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eBW allows for remote printing of traffic warrants for
service
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Improve public safety
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Future of eBW
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4Q 2009 – Maui to have access to eBW
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2010 – criminal warrants will be added to JIMS and we
can begin including these warrants in eBW
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Expand user base and add enhancements to eBW

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Janet Pick
Project Manager
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC
808.695.4625
janet@ehawaii.gov
Questions?