Overview
The Connecticut Information Sharing System (CISS) is a comprehensive, state-wide criminal justice information technology system that allows criminal justice agencies to share information electronically.
CISS brings together data from multiple systems and makes it available to authorized users, including law enforcement and court officials.
What CISS Does
CISS allows users with the proper access to search and view information about offenders and cases across Connecticut’s criminal justice system.
This information may include:
- Offender violations and case activity
- Court and judicial information
- Criminal history data
- Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) information
- Text, audio, video, and images
Who Uses CISS
CISS supports Connecticut’s criminal justice community, which includes eleven agencies and more than 23,000 staff members.
These agencies currently use fifty-two information systems to support their work. CISS helps connect these systems to improve information sharing.
System Access and Security
CISS can be accessed through:
- The State of Connecticut Public Safety Data Network
- The State of Connecticut internal network
- The CISS Community Portal
Each access method includes multiple levels of security to protect information and meet FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy requirements.