The administration of criminal justice in Arkansas involves law enforcement, prosecution, judicial and correction agencies. Each has a different role, but all share a common purpose of administering justice and protecting the public. For criminal justice agencies to work together effectively requires a sharing of information.
Computer technology makes such sharing of information a very timely and efficient process.
ACIC is the state government agency responsible for the computerized record system used by criminal justice agencies in Arkansas. The system is accessible through a wide area network of workstations in over 250 different locations around the state. ACIC also collects and publishes statistics on crime, manages the crime victim notification system and coordinates crime prevention activities. With the exception of crime statistics, access to most data maintained in the ACIC system is restricted to governmental criminal justice officials for criminal justice purposes, and is specifically exempted from the Freedom of Information Act. Organization Organizationally, ACIC is divided into five divisions.