A number of state and local agencies use JusticeXchange to find suspects who may be in custody in another jurisdiction. By placing a watch on a suspect, officials can locate the individual more easily and in less time.
JusticeXchange is currently available in a number of states, including Kentucky, Florida, Texas, New York, Washington, and North Carolina. Since 2002, there have been more than one million searches performed by JusticeXchange, including 250,000 watch hits.
For example, David Wolinski with the Maryland Department of Public Safety uses JusticeXchange to track down sex offenders across his state. He receives an average of 20 hits per week, and passes the information on to the individual agencies. It has been a tremendous help in bringing down the state’s non-compliance rate, Mr Wolinski said. We have been able to accurately identify sex offenders getting arrested in Ohio, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
Having been in law enforcement for over 20 years, I cannot remember a time when feedback on a service like this has been so tremendously positive, added Teresa McKinney, division manager of planning and development with the Durham County, North Carolina sheriff’s office.
