Criminal Justice Clients

Criminal Justice Agencies have a great deal in common. Not just in the way they function, but in the technology challenges they face.

Joined up’ criminal justice is not only a government priority, it is a joint vision for all Agencies, and one that OCG are able to support.

Can you identify with any of the following IT challenges?

• Large numbers of users requiring access.
• Keeping identity and access details up to date is a significant task and costly burden.
• Individuals regularly move roles or get promoted – access rights are always changing.
• Rely heavily on IT to carry out day to day duties.
• Large numbers of disparate IT systems – old, custom built and obsolete technologies usually managed independently.
• Multiple IDs and logins – usability and password management issues.
• Providing secure access while maintaining ease of use.
• Stringent audit and reporting requirements for compliance.

Oxford Computer Group (OCG) has provided IDA solutions to a number of police forces across the UK, and has completed over 250 other deployments worldwide. Our solutions are based on proven technology from Microsoft and enhanced by partners such as Omada, Evidian and Gemalto.

In a police environment when officers or staff join a force, their details will be entered once into the HR system, then automatically provisioned in the required operational systems. They will be assigned email and other necessary services with access rights based on their role and function. The user can also be issued with a smart card to prove who they are, and a single set of credentials can be used to provide access to IT systems and physical environments. Additional entitlements may also be granted – automatically or after manual approval – following the completion of training. When they change role or location, access rights will be revised to reflect that role and location, and finally when they leave, access rights will be removed and credentials disabled in a timely manner. All this will be documented and audited along with the necessary approval processes.

West Yorkshire Police            
11,000 users, Identity Synchronisation, Provisioning, Role Based Access Control and Compliance with CSP 
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