JELS Law Enforcement Agency eReport Submission and Collaboration

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The Justice Electronic Library System (JELS) Agency Drop Box feature was developed to eliminate the physical transportation of juvenile incident reports by local law enforcement agencies to the District Attorney’s Office. It was also designed to enable real-time communication between the agencies (DA, Probation, and Law Enforcement) on ongoing case matters and outcomes. The savings to the taxpayer is both in costs (in excess of $55k a year) and in ensuring that officer’s time is spent on policework, not driving to deliver paper reports. The savings to County staff is in how it enables them to work remotely-- anywhere, anytime, case processing. Case initiation can now occur upon the receipt and tracking of an electronic document through JELS. The online Drop Box provides law enforcement a secure means to digitally submit documents and cases for prosecution. Through its collaborative design, it also provides a common point of reference for all participating government departments to recognize common documents of record. Finally, the Agency Drop Box provides a method for all participating agencies to document communication. Agencies will communicate the outcomes of a submitted case, significant points of contact, progress on case submission, and case outcomes all in a secure, online environment.