 RISS
RISS (Regional Information Sharing System) is an innovative, federally
funded program to support law enforcement efforst to combat organized criminal
activity, drug trafficking, criminal gangs, and violent crime. The six regional
projects--MAGLOCLEN, MOCIC, NESPIN, RMIN, ROCIC, and SWIN--provide member
law enforcement agencies in all 50 state with a broad range of intelligence
and investigative support services.
A centralized law enforcement database with connectivity among projects
and the capability of nationwide search.
- Analysis of investigative data
- Specialized investigative equipment for loan
- Confidential funds
- Technical assistance
- Traning
- Access to a telecommunications system
Regional Inforamation Sharing Systems Projects Contact Information
Western States Information Network (Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon,
and California)
Host Agency: California Department of Justice
Phone: (916) 263-1166
Rocky Mountain Information Network (Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming,
Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico)
Host Agency: Arizona Department of Public Safety
Phone: (602) 351-2320
Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (North Dakota, South
Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois)
Host Agency: Missouri Attorney General's Office
Phone: (417) 883-4383
New England State Police Information Network (Maine, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
Host Agency: Massachusetts State Police
Phone: (617) 449-5757
Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network
(New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan)
Host Agency: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Phone: (800) 345-1322
Regional Organized Crime Information Center (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)
Host Agency: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Phone: (615) 871-0013
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