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              pable of displaying data
in two formats: an em-bedded
table or an Excel
spreadsheet. To access
the tool, please visit
http://www.ok.gov/osbi/
Statisti-cal_
Analysis_Center/
Data_and_Statistics/
index.html
The Oklahoma Statistical
Analysis Center (SAC)
recently added a new
data analysis tool to the
SAC link on the OSBI
Website. The State Inci-dent-
Based Reporting
System (SIBRS) Table
Tool provides users with
online access to aggre-gated
crime data for par-ticipating
jurisdictions.
SAC staff created the
tool using data provided
by the Field Services
Unit. Originally de-signed
to replace sum-mary
reporting, SIBRS
enables participating
agencies to contribute
detailed crime data to the
records management sys-tem,
which is then re-ported
directly to the
Federal Bureau of Inves-tigation.
Compared to
traditional summary re-porting,
SIBRS data pro-vides
a better picture of
crime in the state. The
user-friendly tool is ca-
The Oklahoma State Bu-reau
of Investigation
(OSBI) has received two
National Institute of Jus-tice
(NIJ) Solving Cold
Cases with DNA grants.
These grants have al-lowed
the OSBI to iden-tify
and review cases,
analyze biological evi-dence,
and investigate
violent crime cold cases
that have the potential to
be solved using DNA
analysis. Cases being
reviewed range from re-cent
cold cases to cases
that occurred in the early
1970’s. Case reviews
began in November
2009. To date, 428 cases
have been reviewed and
entered into the OSBI
Cold Case Database.
To qualify for analysis
and investigation, the
case has to contain evi-dence
suitable for DNA
analysis.
Currently, 117 cases are
pending submittal of
New Data Tool At Public’s Fingertips
DNA Cold Case Unit Solving Cases
OFFICIAL
NEWSLETTER OF THE
OKLAHOMA STATE
BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
S U M M E R 2 0 1 1 The Source
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
• Scholarship
Awarded
• MAC Intro-duced
to
Public
• New Super-visor
Named
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“The Oklahoma SAC
also completed the
first statewide crime
victimization survey.”
… continued DNA Cold Case Unit
… continued New Data Tool
The Oklahoma SAC
also completed the first
statewide crime vic-timization
survey. The
purpose of the Okla-homa
Crime Victimi-zation
Survey (OCVS)
was to generate state-wide
crime estimates
for Oklahoma. Since
surveying an entire
population is not prac-tical,
researchers devel-oped
estimates based
on a sample of the
population (200 total
interviews). Next year
SAC staff plans to con-duct
another survey
with a sample of 1,000
adults. The full report,
including questionnaire
and research methodol-ogy,
is available
online.
The Oklahoma SAC is
housed in the Office of
Criminal Justice Statis-tics
at the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Inves-tigation.
Unit projects
are partially funded by
the Bureau of Justice
Statistics. Staff is also
working on projects
related to domestic vio-lence
and arrest-related
deaths.
“...two serial rapists
were identified using
DNA analysis...”
T H E S O U R C E
evidence or pending
DNA analysis. Seventy
-eight cases have had
DNA analysis com-pleted
and are being
followed up by OSBI
agents or local law en-forcement.
DNA pro-files
from 53 cases
have been entered into
CODIS, which has re-sulted
in 12 CODIS
hits.
Grant funding has al-lowed
extensive analy-sis
to be performed on
more pieces of evi-dence
than generally
accepted under routine
laboratory policy.
Funds have also been
used to allow OSBI
agents and local law
enforcement detectives
to travel to collect
known DNA samples
and interview suspects.
In early 2010, an exhu-mation
was performed
in hopes of using DNA
from an unidentified fe-male
to identify her and
her killer. Using new
techniques, her DNA
profile was obtained and
entered into CODIS.
The OSBI continues to
work to identify her and
her killer. In the metro
area, two serial rapists
were identified using
DNA analysis and are
currently being investi-gated
by local authori-ties.
Recently in south-east
Oklahoma, an exhu-mation
was performed
to collect the victim’s
DNA in a 27-year-old
homicide to aid the in-vestigation
and prose-cution
of the suspect.
In August 2010, the
Cold Case grant under-went
an NIJ Progress
Assessment. The As-sessors
found the OSBI
Cold Case Unit to be in
compliance with all ar-eas,
including Budget
Expenditures, Admini-stration
Oversight, and
Overall Project Pro-gress.
There were no
Issues for Resolution or
Action Items reported.
The OSBI Cold Case
Unit continues to focus
efforts on working un-solved
cold cases in
hopes of bringing clo-sure
to the victims and
their families.
Scholarship Awarded to OSBI Temp Employee
S U M M E R 2 0 1 1 P A G E 3
Congratulations to Univer-sity
of Central Oklahoma
student Jerod Miles, who
received the Friends of
Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation/Dustin Rho-des
Memorial Scholarship
for the fall 2011 semester.
Jerod is an interpersonal
communication major with
a minor in leadership at
UCO. He has worked for
the OSBI as a student
temp since June 2009. He
is involved in many activi-ties
at school, including
Acacia Fraternity, New
Student Orientation and
UCO’s President’s Leader-ship
Council.
The Dustin Rhodes Me-morial
Scholarship was
founded in 2004, when an
OSBI employee lost her 9-
year-old son in a tragic
accident. The scholarship
in the amount of $1,000 is
awarded each fall and
spring semester to a child
or grandchild of a full-time
employee of a law en-forcement
agency in Okla-homa.
members of the Oklahoma
media have logged on with
this service. OSBI hopes
the public will also take
advantage. To take part,
just sign up by going to
www.nixle.com. Several
other governmental agen-cies
throughout the state
The OSBI is a subscriber
to an alert system that al-lows
the public to get first
hand information about
OSBI cases and arrests.
Nixle alerts can be sent to
either your phone by text
or via e-mail to your com-puter—
or both. Many
use Nixle. Any message
sent out via Nixle is also
sent through the OSBI
Twitter account,
@OSBIPIO. That same
information with any pho-tographs
is posted on the
OSBI Facebook page.
Year and National Institute
of Governmental Purchas-ing
Buyer of the Year
nominee. Vernon is mar-ried
to his high school
sweetheart and they have
two children, Steven and
Kevin. He attends St. An-drews
United Methodist
Church where he teaches
Sunday School, Vacation
Bible School, and other
Vernon Glover, a nine special classes as needed.
year OSBI employee, has
been promoted to Con-tracting
and Acquisitions
Administrator for the
agency. He graduated from
Mid-America Christian
University and is a Certi-fied
Procurement Officer
with the State of Okla-homa.
He is a two-time
Oklahoma Buyer of the
OSBI Hires New C & A Supervisor
Information Sharing Tools Available to
Public & Media
“The
scholarship
in the amount
of $1,000 is
awarded each
fall and
spring
semester…”
Vernon Glover,
C & A Administrator
Jerod Miles
Volumes of information are
transferred when you have a disas-ter
or serious criminal act, stated
OSBI Assistant Director Clif
Gann. “With the MAC, we can get
results quicker for those families
involved and to our agents.”
A conference area in the MAC
allows team members from multi-ple
agencies to meet and coordi-
The Oklahoma State Bureau
of Investigation recently re-ceived
a grant that has allowed
it to construct the Oklahoma
Mobile Analysis Center
(MAC), which will aid the
agency in serious criminal acts.
The MAC is a self-contained
vehicle equipped with secure
computer hardware/software
and communication-networking
systems as well as analytical
work areas that allow criminal
analysts to receive, analyze, and
disseminate raw intelligence
data.
This vehicle allows the OSBI
to establish a work-site at, or
within close proximity of, the
location of an incident, provid-ing
increased effectiveness and
timeliness in coordinating in-vestigative
leads.
nate efforts to further investiga-tions;
this area is also available
for interviewing witnesses and
suspects.
Information generated by the
unit is turned into actionable
knowledge that supports the abil-ity
to detect, investigate, prevent,
and respond to criminal and ter-rorist
activity. “It’s so important
to solve cases in the early stages,”
Gann said. “The MAC helps us
cover leads faster; as leads come in
they can go out quicker.”
The MAC is an extension of
Oklahoma’s Fusion Center and
data sharing initiatives that operate
contemporaneously to the National
Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan
(NCISP).
6600 N. Harvey Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Phone: 405-848-6724
Fax: 405-879-2574
E-mail: www. ok.gov/osbi
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Twitter: @OSBIPIO
The OSBI was created in 1925 to fight
rampant lawlessness across the state
due to the oil boom. The bureau started
with three agents.
Today, OSBI employs more than 80
agents and nearly as many criminalists.
It’s the bureau’s mission to insure the
safety and security of the citizens of Okla-homa.
We do that by providing special-ized
apprehension and crime detection
services through teamwork, training, re-search,
and implementation of innovative
technologies.
The OSBI recruits and retains the exper-tise
required to meet changing responsi-bilities.
We also work to increase public
awareness through proactive publicity
and education to citizens, legislators, and
law enforcement.
Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation
OSBI Debuts MAC Unit
Serving with pride since 1925
OSBI Director Stan Florence introduces
the MAC to local media July 20th.
By Chrissy Dill