Under this award, the missouri office of state court administrator (OSCA) requests funds to enhance the statewide court case management system (show-me courts), conduct nics background checks, and…

The Missouri Office of State Court Administrator (OSCA) was awarded a $2,552,550 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.554 - National Criminal History Improvement Program) to enhance the state's court case management system, conduct National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS), and analyze the statewide juvenile justice data sharing system.

Specifically, the grant will fund upgrades to the OSCA's "Show-Me Courts" case management system to implement tools for managing criminal, civil, family, juvenile, and probate cases. Additionally, the grant will enable OSCA to hire a contractor to perform timely and accurate NICS background checks for juvenile and mental health cases. Finally, the funding will support a contract to analyze the current juvenile justice data sharing system and recommend improvements.

Under this award, the missouri office of state court administrator (OSCA) requests funds to enhance the statewide court case management system (show-me courts), conduct nics background checks, and conduct an analysis of the statewide system responsible for tracking juvenile justice information. The enhancements to show-me courts would implement case management tools for associate and circuit-level criminal case processing - particularly those tied to civil, family court, juvenile, and probate cases. In addition, OSCA requests funding to hire a contractor to conduct timely and accurate nics background checks requested of juvenile and mental health cases. Lastly, funds are requested for contractual work to analyze the current juvenile justice data sharing system and make recommendations as to how and where IT can be improved.