Justice Reference Architecture (JRA)
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Important Documents
Introduction and Purpose
Solving interoperability challenges continues to be a significant problem and a high priority for the justice and public safety community. There are approximately 100,000 justice agencies that have the critical need to share information across their various information systems, and this variety creates multiple layers of interoperability problems because hardware, software, networks and business rules for data exchange are different. The need for information sharing has lead to this interoperability strategy and the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Justice Reference Architecture (JRA).
An Interoperability Strategy
The Global JRA Specification is intended to be a technical implementation architecture that addresses the full range of information sharing use cases, and provides a comprehensive blueprint for implementing interoperable data sharing services and capabilities. Global believes that this dynamic interoperability strategy will help to prevent incompatibilities, guide vendors and organizations on how to fit components together, and facilitate communication and interoperability between disparate communities.
Global JRA Specifications Document
The Global Infrastructure and Standards Working Group (GISWG), in approaching the work and deliverables of describing specifications for Global JRA, established the following scope and focus criteria:
Mission: To enhance justice and public safety through a service-oriented approach to information sharing. We accomplish this mission by providing a reference architecture with guidance for identifying, defining, implementing, and governing services.
Vision: Global JRA and related documents will be the definitive source for justice and public safety agencies for guidance on implementing a service-oriented approach to information sharing.
Target Audience: The target audience for the reference architecture and guidance is any group or set of justice partners that want to share information and agree to implement common business rules and infrastructure requirements. Global JRA Specifications Version 1.7 includes a set of requirements for justice interoperability, describes the Justice Reference Architecture (concepts, relationships, and high-level components), and provides specifications that satisfy those requirements. As the GISWG work evolves, other planned documents include a Concept of Operations, Service Modeling Guidelines, and Service Interaction Profiles.
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