The Applications Development Section is broken into 5 units: Project Management, Justice Link, Programming, Quality Assurance, and Technical Architecture.

Project Management Unit

The Project Management Unit is responsible for oversight of all active technology projects that require coordination with or staffing by the Bureau, regardless of if a Bureau Project Manager is assigned. The Unit also is responsible for providing billable Project Management services for Department technology projects.

Justice Link Unit

The Justice Link Unit is responsible for administration and programming for the JLink message switch. Justice Link is the application that is used to give criminal justice agencies access to the Nevada Criminal Justice Information System(NCJIS).  The JLink message switch provides statewide access to federal and state files for criminal justice agencies. The Unit is also responsible for implementation and maintenance of queries to other states through the International Justice and Public Safety Network (Nlets).

Programming Unit

The Applications Development Programming Unit is responsible for providing billable programming services for Department technology projects. Those positions allocated to specific budget accounts work exclusively on projects for those budget accounts.

Quality Assurance Unit

The Applications Development Quality Assurance Unit is responsible for the Quality of all applications/systems supported by the Bureau.

Technical Architecture

The Applications Development Technical Architecture Unit is responsible for ensuring that all applications developed by the Bureau conform to a long term integrated strategy and architecture.

Quick Stats

List of Supported Applications  by Records and Technology

There are over 10,000 NCJIS Devices.

There are over 13,000 NCJIS Operators.

In Fiscal Year 2008 NCJIS ran an average of 164,110 transactions per day with 98% of them providing results in less then 3 seconds.