| Term | Explanation | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ASP | Application Service Provider | An application service provider (ASP) is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. |
| CRCB | Court Reporters Certification Board | The Mission of the Court Reporters Certification Board is to certify, to the Supreme Court of Texas, qualified court reporters to meet the growing needs and expectations of the public through statewide certification and accountability. http://www.crcb.state.tx.us/ |
| CUC | Conference of Urban Counties | The Texas Conference of Urban Counties is a non-profit organization composed of 34 member counties. Member counties represent nearly 80% of the population of Texas. http://www.cuc.org |
| DPS | Texas Department of Public Safety | The Texas Department of Public Safety is an agency of this state created to provide public safety services to those people in the state of Texas by enforcing laws, administering regulatory programs, managing records, educating the public, and managing emergencies, both directly and through interaction with other agencies. http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ |
| GJXDM | Global Justice XML Data Model | The Global Justice XML Data Model (Global JXDM) is intended to be a data reference model for the exchange of information within the justice and public safety communities. The Global JXDM is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP), with development supported by the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative's (Global) XML Structure Task Force (GXSTF). http://www.it.ojp.gov/jxdm/ |
| IEPD | Information Exchange Package Documentation | The Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) Clearinghouse provides information on a variety of IEPDs that have been submitted by individuals and organizations who have implemented the Global Justice XML Data Model (Global JXDM) and the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). http://www.it.ojp.gov/iepd/ |
| JCIT | Texas Supreme Court Judicial Committee on Information Technology | To establish standards and guidelines for the systematic implementation and integration of information technology into the trial and appellate courts in Texas http://www.courts.state.tx.us/jcit |
| NACM | National Association for Court Management | NACM is an organization of court management professionals dedicated to the improvement of courts and the development of court managers. http://www.nacmnet.org/ |
| NCSC | National Center for State Courts | The mission of NCSC is to improve the administration of justice through leadership and service to state courts, and courts around the world. http://www.ncsconline.org/ |
| NIEM | National Information Exchange Model | Effort by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop, disseminate, and support enterprise-wide information exchange standards and processes that can enable jurisdictions to effectively share critical information. |
| OCA | Office of Court Administration | The mission of OCA is to provide Resources and Information for the Efficient Administration of the Judicial Branch of Texas http://www.courts.state.tx.us/oca |
| RACA | Texas Rural Association for Court Administration | |
| TAC | Texas Association of Counties | The mission of the Texas Association of Counties is to provide services to Texas counties and assistance to all county officials. http://www.county.org/ |
| TACA | Texas Association for Court Administration | |
| TCRA | Texas Court Reporters Association | http://www.tcra-online.com/ |
| TDCJ | Texas Department of Criminal Justice | The mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society, and assist victims of crime. http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/ |
| TexDECK | Texas Data Enabled Courts for Kids | The goal of the data project, named TexDECK (Texas Data Enabled Courts for Kids), is to integrate information for the courts, Child Protective Services and related government entities in order to help the courts and agencies work efficiently and effectively. Although the initial grant application is for one year of funding, the TexDECK project is a five-year project that consists of selecting a project manager, re-platforming the Judicial Web Page Query System, developing functional requirements for a docket management system for judges who hear child protection cases, conducting data interchange studies, and upgrading the OCA’s Specialty Docket Case Management System (SDCMS). |
| TIJIS | Texas Integrated Justice Information Systems | |
| TJI3 | Texas Justice Information Integration Plan | |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language | The primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different information systems, particularly via the Internet |
Updated: 03-Aug-2007
