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Case Study: COPLINK
Institution: University of Arizona Artificial Intelligence Lab
Govt' Partner: Tucson Police Department
Funded Since: 7/2/00
DG Amount to Date: $2,352,000
Other funding: $941,887 (Tucscon P.D. and Nat'l Institute of Justice); $253,451 (Compaq)
Abstract: See Project Profile
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CHALLENGE
 Tucson and Phoenix police detectives need more sophisticated methods of gathering, analyzing and cross- referencing thousands of clues and leads in hundreds of criminal cases each year. Searches through several, incompatible databases are time-consuming and unsatisfactory.
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PARTNERSHIP
 Begun with funding from the Institute of Justice, a nascent partnership between the Tucson Police Department and researchers at the University of Arizona has expanded under several rounds of Digital Government funding.
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RESEARCH
 Using artificial intelligence techniques, researchers and police explore ways of cross-referencing mugshot files, vehicle identifications and crime locations. They develop tools that ferret out hidden links between people, organizations, locations, vehicles and weapons, enabling information-sharing with neighboring jurisdictions.
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RESULTS
 The resulting COPLINK toolset is put into full-time use, expanding to serve more than 70% of Arizona police agencies. A private corporation is launched to distribute COPLINK to police agencies from Texas to Boston. http://www.coplinkconnect.com.
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