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CJIS Audit Unit
Uniform Crime Reporting
Quality Assurance Review
Brian J. Nichols
Management & Program Analyst
Law Enforcement Support Section
CJIS Audit Unit
UNCLASSIFIED
For official use only
QAR FY2014
Revisions
• Coordination with Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) Program Office
– Six Requirements to Four Standards
• On site to Remote
– CJIS Audit Unit (CAU) conducting Quality
Assurance Reviews (QARs) at the
CJIS Division
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For official use only
OBJECTIVES
• Evaluate the UCR Program’s conformity to FBI
UCR guidelines
• Confirm the accuracy of the statistics
• Ensure consistency in crime reporting
• Increase agency reporting integrity
• Identify discrepancies in crime reporting
practices
• Provide feedback and identify the UCR
Program’s needs
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QAR METHODOLOGY
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State UCR Program Review
Local Agency Reviews
State Report
Letters of Interest
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IMPACT TO
METHODOLOGY
• State UCR Program Review
– State UCR Program Approval
– State UCR Program Staff Participation
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IMPACT TO
METHODOLOGY
• Local Agency Reviews
– Questionnaire
– Data Quality Review
• Record Submissions
– Electronic, CD or E-Mail (NO THUMB DRIVES)
E-Mail Limit 10 MB
– Link for system access
– Hard copy
– Exit Briefing
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IMPACT TO
METHODOLOGY
• State Report
– Classification
• Letters of Interest
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Remote QAR
Advantages
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Agency Selections
Time Constraints
Data Quality Results
Local Agency’s Time
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Remote QAR
Challenges
• Receiving/Returning incident and arrest
reports
• Interaction with agency Point of Contact
• Timeliness of receiving reports for review
• State statute mapping for Summary
Reporting agencies
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QAR Staff
Nancy E. Carnes
Supervisor, CJIS Audit Unit
304-625-2995
Joyce A. Humphrey
QAR Program Manager
304-625-2920
Management and Program Analysts
John R. Bajus – 304-625-2835
Beth Dean – 304-625-4323
Veronica A. Emilio – 304-625-5114
Elizabeth Hensley – 304-625-2638
John J. Scritchfield – 304-625-5022
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QUESTIONS
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