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Andover Attains
IBR Certification
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LV County Attor- 3
ney Goes PaperKIBRS Crime
Index Released
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Missing Child
from Texas
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Kansas Missing
Persons Update
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Central Repository Ops-Bulletin
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DMV Information
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On KCJIS
KDOC Detainers
Everyone Wins
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KCJIS Web
Portal Update
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2009 KCJIS
Conference
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Caselaw on Failure to Register
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Social Networking Sites
Kansas Appoints
Traffic Safety
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AUGUST
2008
Offender Reg Unit Assists
INSIDE THIS
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with Non-Compliant Offenders
Erik Wood, Kansas Bureau of Investigation—Offender Registration
In recent months efforts by the KBI Offender Registration Unit have led to the successful apprehension and prosecution of several non-compliant offenders.
In May 2007 the KBI Offender Registration Unit received a tip that Glenn Keeton was not properly reporting his employment. As a result, KBI ORU staff notified the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office of the tip and the associated investigation revealed that Keeton had not reported an
employment change. Shortly thereafter, additional sex-related charges were brought against the
offender. The KBI ORU provided documentation and a staff member to assist the Cherokee
County District Attorney’s Office. In July 2008 the offender pled guilty to two counts of Failing
to Register and will be sentenced in September.
In December of 2007 the KBI ORU, in association with the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, began work to find 50 non-compliant offenders. One of those offenders,
Stephen McElhinney, is a KDOC absconder; and has been non-compliant since June 2004. He
also has two active warrants for his arrest, one from KDOC for absconding, and the other from
Wyandotte County for failing to register.
An attempt to locate this offender was made back in 2006 as a part of Operation Padloc, but those
efforts were unsuccessful. With the passage of the Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection Act,
additional law enforcement resources were given to states to aid in the location and apprehension
of non-compliant offenders. McElhinney’s information was passed to the U.S. Marshal Service
and with documentation provided by KBI Agents, the KBI Offender Registration Unit and the
Kansas Department of Corrections he has been indicted on federal charges and is currently being
tracked by the U.S. Marshal Service.
Another case is that of Justin Nichols. The KBI ORU was able to provide documentation on information of where this non-compliant offender may be located, and provide statutory guidance
to local law enforcement who were able to locate, apprehend and charge this offender with various sex-related crimes including failing to register.
The services that the KBI Offender Registration Unit can provide include providing documentation for court cases, as well as contacting federal or out-of-state authorities to help Kansas law
enforcement apprehend or locate non-compliant offenders. The KBI can also provide contact
information for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to assist in a noncompliant offender investigation.
If you have questions please call (785) 296-2841.
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KIBRS Training Schedule
Class Dates:
August 19, 2008
Forms and Editing
KBI- Topeka
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
August 20, 2008
CJIS Law
KBI-Topeka
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m
August 21, 2008
KIBRS Gateway
KBI-Topeka
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
September 17, 2008
CJIS Law
Ft. Hays State University
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
September 18, 2008
Forms and Editing and
KIBRS Gateway
Hays Police Department
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
October 21, 2008
Forms and Editing
KBI- Topeka
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
October 22, 2008
CJIS Law
KBI-Topeka
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
October 23, 2008
KIBRS Gateway
KBI-Topeka
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Forms and Editing Classes
The Incident Based Reporting Section of
the KBI will be providing regional training
sessions on completing the Kansas Standard Offense and Arrest Reports. These
regional training sessions will review:
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New 2008 handbook
KIBRS reporting requirements
Completion and submission of the
forms required by the IBR Section
Who should attend?
Anyone who reviews the Kansas Standard
Offense Reports, Kansas Standard Arrest
Reports, Law Enforcement Officers Killed
and Assaulted Reports, Homicide Reports
or Zero Reports prior to them being submitted to KIBRS.
CJIS Law Application Training
The CJIS Law Enforcement Application is a comprehensive software package
for case management and reporting to the
Kansas Incident Based Reporting Section.
The program provides a powerful yet easyto-use tool for entering, finding and reporting information and transmitting information electronically, via the KIBRS Gateway. The application has the capability to
generate a variety of required forms including:
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Kansas Standard Offense Report
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Kansas Standard Arrest Report
Fingerprint Card
Kansas Disposition Report
The application also features several
different search capabilities, case management, a calendar feature and the ability to
enter local codes and information in the
lookup tables.
KIBRS Gateway
The KIBRS Gateway is software provided
by the IBR Section that allows an agency
to electronically submit their Kansas Standard Offense and Arrest Reports from their
Records Management System to the KBI.
The Incident Based Reporting Section is
offering a step-by-step, hands-on demonstration of the KIBRS Gateway during
which users will be shown how to initially
configure the Gateway, import text files
and send those files to KIBRS. The user
will learn how to interpret validation errors
as well as determine the cause of these
errors and correct them. The user will also
be shown how to read errors received back
from the KIBRS Repository, the cause of
these errors and steps needed to correct and
re-submit the erred reports.
If you would like to register for one of the
sessions, please contact Todd Mendel, KBI
IBR Section at (785) 296-4369 at least two
weeks prior to the class date. Seating is
limited to twenty students for the Law ApAttendees will be required to bring
their 2008 KIBRS Handbook to all
training classes.
Andover PD Attains IBR Certification
Congratulations to Andover Police Department on achieving certification to submit offense and
arrest reports electronically to the Incident Based Reporting Section at the KBI. In February
2008, Andover demonstrated the ability to submit Kansas Incident Based Reporting System
(KIBRS) data in accordance with the criteria established by the state program. They should be
proud of the dedication and efforts put forth by Kelli Galloway to achieve this milestone.
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Leavenworth County Attorney’s
Office Goes Paperless
Roger Marrs, Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office
In the fall of 2007 a plan was proposed for the Leavenworth County Attorney’s office
to go paperless. County Attorney Frank Kohl approved the proposal and preparations
began for a transition to a paperless environment.
Leavenworth County is the first prosecutor’s office in Kansas to abandon the creation
of paper case files for both adult criminal and juvenile (offender & child in need of
care) cases. As a result, the office has joined a small but growing number of prosecuting attorneys around the country who have gone paperless. Designed to integrate with
the recently developed Kansas Prosecutors System (FullCase), which is used for managing cases, they combined open source and proprietary software to develop a custom
paperless system for the office. Incoming documents are scanned into the system and
are thereafter no longer needed. The system is supported by redundant backups and is
designed so that the prosecutors can access their case files even in the unlikely event
of a temporary outage of the office's computer network.
Assistant County Attorney Cheryl Marquardt working
from the laptop.
The paperless model provides every member of the staff with instant access to the case file right at their desktop. Communication
between staff about cases is improved. The prosecutors are able to carry a laptop to the courtroom rather than a stack of case files
and their ability to prepare cases for court is greatly enhanced. Prosecutors have the ability to work with a file while away from
the office by copying the case files to their laptops. The support staff is also enjoying the benefits of paperless files and have gone
from being somewhat skeptical to enthusiastic.
For further information, email rmarrs@leavenworthcounty.org or call Mr. Marrs at (913) 684-0484.
KIBRS Data & Statute File Releases
Bill Reid, Kansas Bureau of Investigation—Incident Based Reporting
The KIBRS Unit recently released the 2007 Crime
Index Report, 2007 Adult Arrests Report, and the
2007 Juvenile Arrests Report.
The Crime Index is a companion report to the
FBI’s Crime In the U.S. report. It breaks down
several violent and property crimes by agency and
county. This document also shows the rate per
1,000 people for these index crimes.
The Arrests report shows, by agency, every reportable arrest that was submitted to KIBRS. These are
broken down by criminal offense.
Also, the latest version of the KIBRS Statute
File will be released in September. Updating this
file is essential for your record management software, and the CJIS Law Application.
If you need assistance with this process please
contact the KIBRS Unit.
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Missing Child from Texas Found in Lawrence
Judy Ashbaugh, Kansas Bureau of Investigation—Missing Persons
A LOCATER poster was received by the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Missing
Person Clearinghouse from the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC) regarding Ashley Brown, a 15
year old child, missing since April 24, 2008
from Katy, TX. The poster indicated that
Ashley and a companion may have traveled
to Lawrence, KS. (The family had enlisted
the help of the Family Crisis Network of
Greater Houston, who assisted Ashley’s
mother in gaining access to Ashley’s
MySpace Account.)
The poster was forwarded to the Douglas
County Sheriff’s Office and the Lawrence
Police Department.
Later that week Lawrence Police Department was granted permission from the
Missing Person Clearinghouse to issue a
press release and place the poster on LPD’s
web site.
On July 21, 2008, an article appeared in the
Lawrence Journal World along with photographs of Ashley. On July 22, 2008 officers
received information from a citizen of the
possible whereabouts of Ashley. Officers
went to that location and found her. Ricky
Lyn Bacon, Jr., 33, was arrested on charges
including aggravated indecent liberties with
a child and contributing to the delinquency
of a minor in the incident.
Kansas Missing Persons Update
Judy Ashbaugh, Kansas Bureau of Investigation—Missing Persons
On the first working day of each month
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation receives from NCIC a list of persons missing
from Kansas for more than 30 days
Please contact Judy Ashbaugh at (785) 2968244 for a list of persons entered into NCIC
by your agency who have been missing for
more than 30 days.
K.S.A. 75-712 c states: “Within a reasonable period of time, and in no case longer
than 30 calendar days, follow-up forms
from the national crime information center
or the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, or
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national crime information center and the
missing and unidentified person system of
the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.”
Remember, the more complete an NCIC
entry, the more likely an agency will receive
a hit.
The Ops Bulletin is a technical bulletin published by the KBI Central Repository and distributed by
e-mail. The bulletin provides information about Central Repository functions, rules and procedures.
Subscriptions to the Operations Bulletin are available by contacting PSA II Barbie Berggren at:
barbie.berggren@kbi.state.ks.us. Include “Central Repository Operations Bulletin” in the subject line.
Copies of all previous Ops Bulletins are also available on-line in the secure KCJIS web site at:
https://www.kcjis.state.ks.us/Information/Services/services.asp
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DMV Information on KCJIS
Steve Montgomery, Kansas Bureau of Investigation— Information Technology
The Kansas Department of Revenue/Division of Motor Vehicles is launching a four year project to modernize their
processes and registration systems. Several members of the
KCJIS Committee have been asked to participate on the
project’s Steering Committee. We are currently seeking
suggestions for how the motor vehicle and driver’s license
information available on KCJIS can be improved. The suggestions will be used as input to the KDOR/DMV, hopefully
ensuring that the data sources provide the search and accessibility features needed by the KCJIS community.
Following is a list of preliminary suggestions. Please take a
moment to review the list and provide your own suggestions
by visiting the KCJIS Suggestion box, available on the
KCJIS web site at www.kcjis.state.ks.us. When making
suggestions for the improvement of motor vehicle information, please be as specific as possible regarding the fields
you would like to be able to search on or the data you would
like to be able to see via KCJIS.
Criteria to be applied to all searches
• Searches should be available using many fields from the
data source, including all ‘common’ identifiers.
• “Soundex” type searches that will produce a possible
match regardless of suffix, slight misspelling, name variations, etc.
• Ability to filter results within x miles of a particular
address or location (e.g. all Blue Chevys within 50 miles of
Hill City or within 1 mile of 2500 Moundview)
• All vehicle and operator registration, titling, and licensing databases should be searchable (e.g. apportioned, etc.)
Searches should be exposed to KCJIS via SOA.
Specific criteria for Vehicle searches
• Typical (but not necessarily all inclusive) fields by
which searches would be conducted, in combination and
including partial and/or wildcards:
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Name, including previously used names
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Address, including previous addresses to which a
vehicle was registered
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License plate #, type, year, including inactive plates
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VIN
Vehicle make, model, style, color, year
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Title number
Renewal sticker number and year
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Handicap placard name or number
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• Cross reference a registration to DL # of registered
owner
• Cross reference a registration to all vehicles with same
owner’s name on title
• Ownership history – all owners of a vehicle, but also to
include previously used names and addresses (e.g. vehicle
originally registered to Martha Smith, now registered to Martha Jones, need to find record of it being registered to Martha
Smith).
• Current ownership records refer/link to records under
previous name or addresses.
Specific criteria for DL searches
Typical (but not necessarily all inclusive) fields by
which searches would be conducted, in combination and
including partial and/or wildcards:
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Drivers license #, including past numbers.
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Name
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Address
Weight, height or range of weight, height.
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Date of birth, or range of birthdates
Age, or age range.
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Sex
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Social
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Cross reference DL # to vehicles registered to that
owner.
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DL history - including DL details such as previous
addresses, previous names, height/weight, etc. Current license refer/link to records under previous name or addresses.
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Everyone Wins!
Beth Mechler,
KansasKansas
Department
of Corrections
Beth Mechler,
Department
of Corrections
The Kansas Department of Corrections is presently adopting new policies and procedures for processing detainers
lodged by law enforcement agencies. They are reaching out to law enforcement to educate them on the barriers that
these detainers create within the correctional system and on the individual inmate, as well as to engage these same partners in the resolution process so all participants and the communities benefit.
To further understand the impact of incarcerated subjects on Kansas communities, one only has to read the latest statistical summaries. The following are a few of the highlights:
ο 700,000 persons are released yearly from United States prisons
ο More than 5,100 offenders are released yearly from Kansas prisons
ο 9 million plus are booked into and released from county jails nationwide yearly
ο 98 percent of those released from Kansas prisons return to Kansas communities.
In order to assist Kansas communities and all branches of law enforcement each segment must work together as active
participants in the offender reentry process. An effective offender release plan, with existing barriers for successful reentry removed increases the probability of the offender remaining crime free. This makes Kansas communities safer.
Law enforcement agencies are encouragedto use the inmate’s incarceration period to their advantage. Please lodge existing warrants on inmates as detainers with the Kansas Department of Corrections as soon as possible. We want the
individual inmate held accountable and responsible for their past actions. DOC wants the opportunity to assist in resolving detainers while the offender is incarcerated in order to produce an effective release/parole plan.
The effects of an existing warrant/detainer are numerous. It increases the inmate’s custody to a higher level. The
trickle-down effect from this increased classification results in the inmate being unable to participate in programs,
whether that is drug/alcohol counseling, batterers intervention, vocational training, educational courses and jobs in
prison, that are designed to improve their ability to lead a productive and law abiding life when they are released. It
means that they will report back to the community the same as they left it. It also means that effective release planning
cannot take place as far as a parole plan, arranging transportation, setting up community residential treatment beds, family/peer support and employment issues. With all this said, you can see the importance of the timely filing of warrants as
it pertains to state statutes, and also as it pertains to the inmate and community.
The Kansas Department of Corrections has adopted new policies to assist in locating and identifying these same warrants. KDOC are running queries through the NCIC Wanted Files; III, Kansas Wanted/Hotfiles, and ALERT as well as
a Kansas Administrative Message to all Kansas law enforcement agencies requesting any outstanding wants or warrants
on the inmate. Administrative Message (NLETS-AM) are sent to the four surrounding states, (Oklahoma, Colorado,
Missouri and Nebraska) as well as any other state where the inmate resided or visited during the ten years prior to incarceration.
KDOC runs these queries upon admission to the Department, prior to their placement in programs and/or consideration
for work release placement; prior to placing the inmate in a minimum security setting; six months prior to their release
date; and, fourteen days prior to release. If the warrants are dropped into the Hotfiles and NCIC, KDOC will find them
and will then be able to assist in resolving them.
There is an opportunity to work with offenders while they are incarcerated. With your help these warrants may be resolved by making arrangements with the courts for new court dates; setting up payment plans with the inmates to pay
court fees/restitution while incarcerated, and get them to court while your witnesses and cases are still fresh. Law enforcement can benefit greatly as an agency in deputy/officer time, maintenance and repair costs to equipment and vehicles, transportations costs as well as resource costs, if detainers can be resolved safely without the need for law enforcement staff to pick the offender up and bring him or her to court upon release. To do this those warrants must be entered
in a timely fashion.
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EVERYONE WINS! (continued)
Recently a survey was forwarded through Darrell Wilson of the
Kansas Sheriff’s Association to all Kansas Sheriffs, requesting
information on their individual warrant divisions, computer
checks and other processes used in working a warrant. Of the
responses received to date, over half were not aware that the
KASPER (Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository) site existed or have chosen not to use the site as a
resource.
This site is free and simple to use. You can run your wanted
persons simply by typing in their name. If the individual has
ever been incarcerated in Kansas, is on parole or community
corrections supervision, or is an escapee or absconder from
supervision, he/she will appear on the site. You will have their
photo, Kansas criminal history, facility history and current location, as well as parole location, all at your fingertips. Complete criminal history on the individual, including dispositions,
mugshots and DL photo history, is also available on the KCJIS
web site.
Try the KASPER site at www.dc.state.ks.us,. Go to Offender
Search, hit “I accept,” on the disclaimer, and then type in the
name you would like to submit. If there is more than one response to the submitted name, all subjects with that name will
appear on the screen, and you can select the one that matches
your given profile.
KDOC is here to assist you in this process and look forward to
working with you and your agency. My contact information
is:
Elizabeth (Beth) Mechler
Program Consultant II - KDOC
Detainer Coordinator
(785) 368-6577
BethMe@doc.ks.gov
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KCJIS Web Portal a
Valuable Tool
Steve Montgomery, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
As is suggested in Beth’s article, KCJIS provides a plethora
of tools for tracking down information on an individual.
Once you’ve entered a warrant, you can use the Messenger
forms and message keys to query NCIC, Kansas criminal
history, and the other Kansas hotfiles.
The KCJIS web portal can also be a valuable tool for finding information on an individual. Once you’ve entered the
warrant and checked the NCIC data sources, transition to
the web portal at www.kcjis.state.ks.us. With a single
search you can access the subject’s complete Kansas criminal history, determine if the individual is listed in the state’s
offender registry or any of the hotfiles (BOLO or warrants),
and see the KASPER information including mugshot(s).
Instructions regarding the use of NCIC and the Kansas Hotfiles is available on the KCJIS web site at
www.kcjis.state.ks.us. Contact your agency TAC or the
KBI Help Desk for more information.
It has been suggested that KCJIS develop a notification
system, so when a warrant is entered it is automatically
checked against other critical databases and an automatic
notification generated to both KDOC and the originator of
the warrant. The suggestion is a good one and will be
added to the list of requirements for a subscription/
notification system that is on the drawing board as a future
KCJIS enhancement.
2009 KCJIS Conference
The 2009 KCJIS Conference is scheduled for June 8-9, 2009 at the Ramada
Inn in Topeka, Kansas.
Please mark these dates on your calendar and plan to attend. We look forward
to seeing everyone there.
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Case Law Update: Failure to Register
Kelly McPherron, Assistant Attorney General
On July 25, 2008, the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Court of Appeals issued opinions in separate cases involving
the prosecution of offenders who fail to register as required under the Kansas Offender Registration Act.
In State v. Cook, the Kansas Supreme Court held that application of a statutory amendment increasing the penalty for failure
to register did not constitute an ex post facto violation. In this case, Cook argued he could not be prosecuted for a severity
level 5 felony because he first committed the crime of failure to register prior to July 1, 2006, when the crime was still a severity level 10 felony. The district court agreed and dismissed the charge against Cook. The supreme court reversed the
district court’s decision. The court determined that Cook’s failure to register posed a constant danger to the community before the 2006 amendments and continued after such amendments. Additionally, pursuant to the 2006 amendments, every 30
days that Cook failed to register, he committed a new felony. The court found that after July 1, 2006, Cook was on notice
that each failure to register over a 30-day period constituted a new crime. Moreover, Cook was already aware that he had a
duty to register prior to July 1, 2006.
In State v. Anderson, the Kansas Court of Appeals held that an offender does not get a “free pass” because a sheriff failed to
tell the offender about the Act’s provisions. In this case, Anderson claimed that when he registered, the sheriff did not have
him sign the acknowledgment form and did not explain he had to report again. The district court decided the sheriff’s office
had not provided Anderson with appropriate information and dismissed the criminal charge against him for failing to register.
The court of appeals reversed, finding the legislature did not intend for the criminal penalties in K.S.A. 22-4903 to be conditional on a sheriff’s performance of his or her own duties under the Act.
Opinions can be found at the following links:
State v. Cook:
http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/supct/2008/20080725/98671.htm
State v. Anderson:
http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/ctapp/2008/20080725/98611.htm
Training: Investigating Social Networking Sites
SEARCH: The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
The ever-growing popularity of social networking websites has created a vast network of investigative resources. Not only can
information about suspects, victims, witnesses and possible co-conspirators be obtained, but a virtual goldmine of evidence of various criminal activities can be unearthed. MySpace.com alone has more than 200 million user profiles that can be tapped for critical
information, evidence and leads.
New Course Offering—September ‘08
Information available on social networking sites has the potential to impact every area of an investigation. ALL INVESTIGATORS, whether high tech crime, gangs, homicide, vice, property crimes or other details, need hands-on, expert education on how
to find and gather information from social networking sites to aid in their investigations. Although this course addresses using
Internet technology, this course is non-technical in nature, so all investigators—regardless of their technical background—are encouraged to attend.
SEARCH is offering two of these cutting edge one-day classes, with 20 seats available for each course. Each will be held at the
SEARCH Headquarters in Sacramento, CA; on September 9th and September 11th. The per-individual registration fee for this
course is $199. A training announcement that provides a full description of the Social Networking Sites: Investigative Tools and
Techniques training course can be found at http://www.search.org/files/pdf/SocialNetworkingSites.pdf.
To receive a registration form for this class or for more information about this training opportunity, please contact Diane Chin at
diane@search.org or call 916-392-2550 extension 244 OR register online at www.search.org/training/sept08. The classes will be
filled on a first-come first-served basis.
The KCJIS NEWSLETTER is published by the Kansas
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Roger Werholtz
Chairman
Secretary of Corrections
JaLynn Copp
Vice Chair
Office of the Governor
Council Members:
Robert E. Blecha, Director
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Justice Marla Luckert
Kansas Supreme Court
To send comments, suggestions or
article submissions please contact
Col. Terry Maple, Superintendent
Kansas Highway Patrol
The Hon. Stephen Six
Attorney General
Bill Reid, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Phone: 785-296-8242
E-mail: bill.reid@kbi.state.ks.us
J. Russell Jennings, Commissioner
Juvenile Justice Authority
Resource Directory of Criminal Justice Entities
The following link will take you to a valuable Resource Directory published by the Kansas Sentencing Commission.
http://www.kansas.gov/ksc/documents/2007%20Resource%20Directory.pdf
Kansas Appoints Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
David Marshall, TRCC Program Manager
In an effort to educate and support Kansas law enforcement agencies in the prosecution of DUI cases, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has partnered with the Kansas Department of Transportation and has named Karen C.
Wittman as the state of Kansas' first Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP). The purpose for establishing a TSRP in
each state is to help ensure all prosecutors and law enforcement have immediate access to information and resources
needed to help overcome obstacles in traffic and DUI prosecutions.
As the TSRP attorney, Wittman is an expert in Kansas traffic and DUI related laws. She will provide support to enhance
the capability of the State's prosecutors and law enforcement, to investigate and effectively prosecute traffic safety violations; specifically DUI and DUI fatality cases. She will serve as a liaison between prosecutor and law enforcement officers;
conducting training for prosecutors and cross training with law enforcement.
Wittman has been deemed an expert in the field of forensic chemistry in the state and federal courts in Florida. She has
evaluated and charged out thousands of DUI cases and participated in over 50 jury trials on DUI. In order to effectively
prosecute a case, Wittman has a policy of attending fatality crash scenes in her district to observe first hand the collision.
She has experience in preparing search warrants for forensic autopsies on vehicles, and in some instances, has observed the
execution of the warrant to get first hand look at the evidence. She has trained with accident reconstruction officers, and
participated in wet workshop training of officers for field sobriety testing. She is certified by the manufacturer of the Intoxilyzer 8000 to perform analysis and instruct others in its operation. She has observed active DUI check lanes and successfully defended its constitutionality. Wittman has provided training on current case law for law enforcement officers and
prosecutors.
You may contact her at (785)230-1106 or kstsrp@gmail.com.
