Monday, May 21, 2012

New INcite Application for Presentence Investigation Goes Live Statewide

May 2, 2012 by Mary L. DePrez

The Judicial Conference of Indiana is a statutorily created body consisting of all of the trial, appellate, and senior judges serving in Indiana. A board of directors guides their activities, which are carried out by the Indiana Judicial Center. In Indiana, probation services are housed within the judiciary, and probation officers work for and [...]

New INcite Application: Presentence Investigation Report/Abstract of Judgment

New INcite Application: Presentence Investigation Report/Abstract of Judgment

October 31, 2011 by Mary L. DePrez

Following on the heels of the INcite Risk Assessment application, JTAC is developing a new INcite application that will incorporate the Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) and the Abstract of Judgment. We are working under the direction of the Records Management Committee, along with a sub-committee of judges, a circuit court clerk, and representatives with [...]

Indiana Counties Take the Plunge

Indiana Counties Take the Plunge

August 16, 2011 by Jill Russell

JTAC launches public online marriage license application
On Friday, May 27, Monica Freeman and her fiancé Preston Holb walked into the Allen County Clerk’s Office to apply for a marriage license. But it wasn’t business as usual, because the Clerk’s staff didn’t ask for their dates of birth, where they were born, or even their [...]

Indiana’s New Risk Assessment Tools: What You Should Know

Indiana’s New Risk Assessment Tools: What You Should Know

April 13, 2011 by Michelle Goodman , Lisa Thompson

Milestone Marked in Evidence-Based Sentencing Practices
The implementation of new risk/needs assessment systems for Indiana’s juvenile and criminal justice systems marked an important milestone during 2010-2011. These tools are designed to provide Indiana’s courts with information about an offender’s potential risks and needs, allowing trial courts to provide appropriate sentences, supervision and treatment services. The [...]

A Framework for Innovation

A Framework for Innovation

February 21, 2011 by Lindsey Borschel

A look at the award-winning INcite framework for court data sharing
In 2005, the Indiana Supreme Court’s Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) initiated a project that would enable courts to submit electronically commercial driver violations to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Like other states, Indiana was at risk of losing millions in federal [...]

E-Tickets Bring Recognition and Funding to Indiana Courts

E-Tickets Bring Recognition and Funding to Indiana Courts

January 31, 2011 by Annette Page

Indiana’s E-Ticket system has been one of the most recognized Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) projects, in part because it has had a huge impact on officer safety and the reduction of data entry across agencies. Combined with Odyssey, E-Tickets offer law enforcement and courts an end-to-end electronic solution that saves time and [...]

The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Supervision module completes the Odyssey picture

The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Supervision module completes the Odyssey picture

December 1, 2010 by Lisa Thompson

After several months of development and configuration, the Harrison County Juvenile Probation Department deployed the Odyssey Supervision product center as a pilot project in late April 2010. Staff from the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC), the Indiana Judicial Center, and professional consultants from within the field of probation and community corrections all participated [...]

INcite Once Again Provides Driver Histories

September 13, 2010 by Mary L. Deprez

When INcite was initially launched, users had access to suspension and conviction information, but a later change in software used by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) removed that access.  As of July 1, 2010, that access is restored, and for the first time, title, lien and vehicle registration information is also included.
In addition to [...]

Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks

Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks

June 16, 2010 by Donna Edgar

Courts that use the Odyssey case management system went to work on Monday, April 19 to find the software chock full of new features, many of which were requested by Court and Clerk users. Since the system was initially implemented in December 2007, JTAC and Tyler Technologies have deployed several updates to the Odyssey software. [...]

One Less Obstacle for Abuse Victims Seeking Court Intervention

One Less Obstacle for Abuse Victims Seeking Court Intervention

May 5, 2010 by Mary L. DePrez

Victims of violence in Indiana can now file petitions seeking court protection orders electronically from the privacy and safety of a victim advocate’s office or a domestic violence shelter. Over 250 victim advocates in more than 79 counties have been given access and trained to use a new Advocate Access site for the statewide Protection [...]

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