DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
- The Tribal Criminal History Record Improvement Program (T-CHRIP) furthers the Department's mission to enhance the crime fighting and criminal justice capabilities of Tribal governments by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of tribal criminal history records; enhancing automated identification systems, records of protective orders involving domestic violence and stalking, sex offender records, DWI/DUI conviction information; and integrating with other State and Federal systems for background checks.
- The Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program is composed of six regional centers that share intelligence and coordinate efforts against criminal networks that operate in many locations across jurisdictional lines. Typical targets of RISS activities are terrorism, drug trafficking, violent crime, cybercrime, gang activity, and organized criminal activities. Each of the centers, however, selects its own target crimes and the range of services provided to member agencies. The RISS Program is a federally funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- The National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR), now known Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Web site, provides real-time access to public sex offender data nationwide with a single Internet search. The Department-sponsored web site allows parents and concerned citizens to search existing public state and territory sex offender registries beyond their own states.
- Crime Identification Technology Act (CITA) provides assistance to states governments and tribes to establish, integrate, or upgrade criminal justice information systems and identification technologies. Tribes and states, in conjunction with local governments, can use CITA funds awarded under CITA to improve or expand criminal justice technology efforts in 18 areas.
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