The arkansas administrative office of the courts (AOC) will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program funds towards the arkansas AOC conviction data modernization exchange…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the State of Arkansas Judiciary Administrative Office of the Courts a $2.41 million cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to modernize conviction data systems and reporting statewide.

The Arkansas AOC will enhance the eCourts case management system to improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of court-originated conviction and disposition data. The project deploys automated validation rules requiring arrest tracking numbers at case initiation, strengthens arrest-to-disposition linkage, and enhances structured data capture for conviction records. The AOC will establish secure electronic interfaces for near real-time transmission of warrants and protection orders to the Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC), reducing reporting delays and improving synchronization between court records and background check systems. The project addresses gaps in arrest tracking number validation and implements performance monitoring dashboards to track data completeness and transmission timeliness, supporting compliance with state and national criminal history reporting standards. Deliverables include system enhancements, interface documentation, performance dashboards, and quarterly reports demonstrating measurable improvements in record completeness and transmission timeliness.

Work is performed in Little Rock, Arkansas. The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

The arkansas administrative office of the courts (AOC) will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program funds towards the arkansas AOC conviction data modernization exchange project to improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of court-originated conviction and disposition data statewide. The project will modernize components of the arcourts case management system to strengthen arrest-to-disposition linkage, enhance structured conviction data capture, automate warrant and protection order transmission, and institutionalize performance monitoring to support compliance with state and national criminal history reporting standards. The project addresses gaps in arrest tracking number validation, reduces reporting delays, and improves synchronization between court records and the arkansas crime information center (ACIC), strengthening the reliability of background check systems. Key activities include deploying automated validation rules to require and verify arrest tracking numbers at case initiation; enhancing data structures to facilitate identification and transmission of conviction and disposition records; establishing secure electronic interfaces for near real-time transmission of warrants and protection orders to ACIC; and implementing dashboards to monitor data completeness and reporting timeliness. Deliverables include system enhancements, interface documentation, performance dashboards, quarterly reports, and measurable improvements in record completeness and transmission timeliness.