Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Technology

Topics At A Glance

• Livescan 
• Kiosks 
• Dashboard 
• Offender Case Management System 

Livescan

In an effort to ensure accurate and fast identification of offenders, DPSCS has installed Livescan machines at all Community Supervision offices throughout the state as well as correctional institutions. Use of Livescans enables law enforcement to now see offender parole/probation status on Rapp Sheets, while providing fast and accurate identification for intake and release of inmates.

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Kiosks

A statewide Kiosk Reporting System is now in use by Community Supervision offices, helping free-up Agent time through use by low risk offenders and adding a measure of supervision for high risk offenders. During FY12:

• More than 36,200 new enrollments were made in the Kiosk system.

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Dashboard

The breakthrough Criminal Justice Dashboard, brought online by DPSCS’ Information, Technology and Communications Division in 2008, is a web-based clearinghouse of information on a criminal subject’s history. Dashboard is available to local, state and federal law enforcement and pulls information out of more than 100 databases from 22 agencies into a single platform. The program includes an interactive facial recognition feature and has won the Innovations Award from the Council of State Governments.

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Offender Case Management System

Designed to electronically track the demographic information, security needs and specific programming/rehabilitative requirements for every DPSCS offender from pretrial intake through release and into community supervision, the Offender Case Management System (OCMS) is a $15 million investment that will create a single integrated web-based system to more effectively manage offenders. The booking/intake portion of OCMS was used throughout FY12 at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, while the remaining modules are expected to be fully operational during FY13.

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