Model Impaired Driver Access System (MIDAS) David Brown, UA Mike Carroll, AOC Allen Parrish, UA Rhonda Stricklin, UA Presentation to Traffic Record Forum Denver July 16, 2003

A Collaborative Project NHTSA ADECA –Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs AOC –Alabama Administrative Office of Courts University of Alabama (UA) –Department of Computer Science –CARE Research and Development Laboratory

MIDAS Basic Concept Provide a Statewide System that will … –Identify, evaluate and classify offenders –Maintain records forever for … Evaluation and follow-up Accessibility to all appropriate agencies statewide Manage Impaired Driving Cases from –Arrest through the completion of sanctions – … and beyond Core Human Component: CROs

Court Referral Officers (CROs) Substance Abuse Professionals: –Attend court sessions –Determine appropriate treatments –Refer defendants to appropriate resources –Monitor defendants for compliance Mandatory for Alcohol/Drug Cases Program is Defendant Supported

MIDAS Overview Case Management Assessment Treatments Statewide MIDAS Database Person/Case Queries Research and Evaluation LETSCARE Law Enforcement Tactical System Critical Analysis Reporting Environment Field Officers AOC Staff CROs Agencies Case Management CROs Administrative Components

MIDAS-LETS-CARE Integration Impaired Driver (MIDAS) Database –Supports CRO administrative functions –Produces new source database LETS Integration –Searches and record retrievals (no update) –Information accessible to field statewide CARE Integration –To provide statistical analysis of new data –Evaluation and information mining

Three Phases (Years) Phase 1 – Basic System Infrastructure –Administrative system –Data and information generation Phase 2 – Improve Info Timeliness/Use –Integration with E-citation –Information delivery to field (LETS) Phase 3 – Add Drug Courts

First Contact: Citation and Arrest Data Collection Manual Computerized Data Transition Legend: Data Flow Through Current System Data Store Driver History Arrest Records Adjudication Local Court Pre-Trial Investigation Convicted Cases Data Entry Court Referral Officer (CRO) Case Record Creation/Update CRO Records Like Visine: We Want to “Get the Red OUT.”

First Contact: Citation and Arrest Data Collection Manual Computerized Data Transition Legend: Data/Information Flow With MIDAS (Phase 1) Data Store Driver History Criminal History CRO Records Adjudication Local Court Pre-Trial Investigation Court Referral Officer (CRO) Case Record Creation/Update Assessment and Evaluation Research Convicted Cases Data Entry

First Contact: Citation and Arrest Data Collection Data/Information Flow After Phase 2 Driver History Criminal History CRO Records Adjudication Local Court Pre-Trial Investigation Court Referral Officer (CRO) Case Record Creation/Update Assessment and Evaluation Research Computerized Legend: Data Store

First Contact: Citation and Arrest Data Collection Data/Information Flow After Phase 3 Driver History Criminal History CRO Records Adjudication Local Court Pre-Trial Investigation Court Referral Officer (CRO) Case Record Creation/Update Assessment and Evaluation Research Drug Court Case Record Creation/ Update Computerized Legend: Data Store

MIDAS: Phase I Focus: Providing Statewide System for CROs –Computerized case management –Automated assessment –referral to community treatment programs –Accounting management –Statewide sharing of data on offenders as appropriate Current State –Isolated, non-integrated case management applications –No statewide sharing of data

MIDAS Phase I Goals Capture NHTSA Core Data Elements Automate CRO Activities Statewide and Integrated Case Management System Support Broad Access Sharing of Case Histories Statistical Analysis

Improvements with MIDAS Standardized Electronic Files Eliminate Redundant Data Entry Data Timeliness Complete and Accurate Records Web-Based: Instant Access Anywhere –Statewide Integration Between CROs –Integration: CRO Officers and Courts

MIDAS “Dashboard”

Dashboard Expanded

Defendant Level

Photo History

Intake Data Entry

Interview and Testing

Case Management Plan

Drug Test

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NHTSA Extra Data Elements

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Improvements with MIDAS Continuous Tracking: DUI/Drug Offenders CRO Access Statewide DPS Checks Before Reinstatement Info Sharing Between State Agencies Statistical Analysis –Recidivism –Effectiveness of sanctions –Continuous system improvement

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