1. David Steingraber, Executive Director Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance Perception, Expectations and Reality The Politics of Performance and Its Impact on Funding

2. Your Goal…. Reconcile public and user perceptions, as well as internally and externally imposed expectations with the reality of Justice Information Sharing in your State

3. Perceptions Created by… ●Popular entertainment media and, to a lesser extent, news media ●project managers who overstate progress or capacity ●uninformed policy makers relying on one of the above

4. Perceptions ●It is difficult to justify funding for a capacity that is commonly believed to already exist. ●It is also difficult to adjust perceptions without reflecting negatively on the project

5. Perceptions ●Targeted public information strategy Media Users Policy makers General public ●Consistent talking points for key policy makers

6. Performance measures should be agreed upon in advance Expectations for emphasisStating the obvious…..

7. Expectations ●Don’t change the rules in the middle of the game ●Don’t overreach on your goals ●Communicate expectations to project team

8. Performance expectations and measures will vary depending on funding strategy Expectations

9. CJIS Funding Strategies ABC Development Fed State Maintenance State User Operations StateUser Expansion FedStateUser Fed = federal grants State = state appropriations User = user fees

10. Expectations Organizational Considerations ●Fix ultimate responsibility with one person or agency ●Budget and resource allocation (control) ●Participative governance structure

11. Outcomes versus Outputs ●Outcomes can be described ●Outputs can be counted

12. Expectations “If we had information sharing before 9-11 we would have been able to connect the dots and prevented the whole terrible thing” Rhetorical Expectations

13. Objective and measurable performance indicators may not be the only basis for judging success Expectations

14. ●Anecdotal A lucky break ●Consensus Strong law enforcement support ●Demonstrated Show and Tell

15. Reality ●Justice Information Sharing Systems are complex and difficult to build ●The politics of information sharing can be as challenging as the technology ●Technology will advance more rapidly than implementation

16. Questions?

17. Contact Information: 608 266-7488 david.steingraber@oja.state.wi.us