Technology Principles

Standards - JIN constituents should conform to national, state, and open industry standards wherever possible.

Interoperability - New applications should focus on interoperability with the JIN infrastructure and data sharing as part of the design process.

Shared Infrastructure - The JIN community will use shared infrastructure appropriately and leverage existing infrastructure to the fullest extent possible.

Security and Privacy - Disclosure of data is the responsibility of the owner of the data according to applicable laws. Applications, data and security are the responsibility of their respective owners.

Applications and Data Exchanges – Applications that need to exchange data via the JIN, should be designed or enhanced to be compatible with the JIN infrastructure.

Reusable Components - Applications should use common, reusable components, data and designs wherever possible.

Design Principles

Exchanges - Exchanges will be event-driven and timely, and designed to optimize efficiency for publishers and subscribers

Services - The Justice Information Network is a service provider;

Security - Exchanges will be secure and will comply with all state and federal requirements

Past Data Standards and Architecture Workgroup Products

PCN (Word 6.0/95 format) (Adobe PDF format)

Live Scan (Word 6.0/95 format) (Adobe PDF format)

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