Compact Online Reference Encyclopedia (CORE)

Looking for information on a specific topic, training, rule, or process? Through one search here, you can find the information you need from ICAOS’ white papers, advisory opinions, bylaws, policies, Hearing Officer's Guide, training modules, rules, helpdesk articles and the bench book. All results are cross-referenced with links to make navigation easy and intuitive.

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Support - Warrant Status Dashboard (Retaking)
  The Warrant Tracking Dashboard tracks warrant status entries and provides an audit tool for managing compact compliant warrants.   This dashboard tracks: Status of warrant entries Timeline of warrant entries Compact activity trigger for warrant entries…
Support - Rejected Cases Returning vs Awaiting New Transfer (Transfers)
The Rejected Cases Returning vs Awaiting New Transfer report lists incoming/outgoing rejected cases where an offender is in the receiving state with approved RIs and has a rejected transfer request. Cases are distinguished by whether an offender is…
Support - Progress Report
The progress report workflow is managed with review in the receiving state prior to transmission.  Upon transmission by the receiving state's compact office, the workflow stops and all interested parties in the sending state receive simultaneous…
Support - Progress Reports Training Scenario
View the demonstration of the Progress Report  
Support - Transfer Decisions (Transfers)
The Transfer Decision Dashboard (Summary & Detailed) provides an analysis tool for monitoring acceptance rates.  This report identifies areas for process improvement, training and corrective action needs. Outgoing Cases:  Identify users with…
Support - Progress Reports Due within 30 Days of Request
ICAOS Rule 4.106 requires the receiving state to submit a progress report within 30 calendar days of request.  For all cases considered active, ICOTS generates reminders and facilitates due dates to assist states with compliance of this rule.      Q: The…
Support - Case Closure Notice Training Scenario
View the demonstration of the Case Closure Notice  
Support - Subsequent State Transfers
Request for Reporting Instructions When the user selects the receiving state, only those cases between the sending state and selected receiving state will be displayed to choose from.  The new RFRI and compact case will already have the offender…
Support - Discretionary Retaking Activity
The Discretionary Retaking activity communicates the Sending State’s intent to Retake under Rule 5.101 (b) ‘retake an offender via warrant’  Returns invoked under Rule 5.101 (a) use return reporting instructions. Activity Workflow The Discretionary…
Support - Offender Violation Report Workflow
Offender Violation Report transmitted by a Receiving State Response to OVR due in 10 business days of receipt in Sending State Addendum to Offender Violation Report transmitted by the Receiving State If sent PRIOR to original response, workflow merges…
Support - Addendum to Response to Violation Report
Use the Addendum to Response to Violation Report for correspondence after submitting a Response to Violation Report in ICOTS. This ensures information consolidates to the official violation record in ICOTS.    DO NOT use Compact Action Requests to follow-…
Support - Addendum to Offender Violation Report
Use the Addendum to Offender Violation Report for correspondence after reporting behavior requiring retaking. This ensures information consolidates to the official violation record in ICOTS and requires the sending state to respond (e.g. respond with…
Support - Case Notes
Case notes generate emails when either a case has been reassigned (via manage caseload) as well as when a user enters case note (approved enhancement 2018.) When a user enters a case note, ICOTS notifies all users associated with the workflow on a case (…
The Road Home
The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) in collaboration with the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) presents a documentary on Compact history and real-life stories of adults navigating through the Compact.   */
Compliance Guide
The Commission enforces compliance not as a punitive measure, but to facilitate smooth Compact operations and adherence to its mission. This approach promotes cooperation and supports continuous process improvement. This compliance guide aims to provide…
Definition - Supervised Individual
Supervised Individual – means an “offender” defined by Article II of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision as an adult placed under, or made subject to, supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the…
Support - FY2018 Audit Details
FY 2018 ICOTS Photo Audit This year's compliance report included an audit of all ICOTS offender photos uploaded with a transfer request between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. The compliance letter included overall pass and fail percentages, but…
Support - Offender Profile Nested versus Classic View
Nested Activity History Nested activity history displays compact activities directly under the activity to which it belongs. For example, transfer replies are nested under the transfer request to which they're associated and violation responses/…
Support - Manage Case Load
Manage Caseload is used to reassign cases and activities from one user to another. PO Supervisors can reassign from and to themselves and any PO or Supervisor   Compact Office can reassign ANY user of ANY role to another user of ANY role.   The first…
Support - 2022 DCA Training Institute
New York City, New York September 2022 Embracing the Spirit of the Compact Great Plans for Great Outcomes Changing Landscape of Substance Abuse and its Impact on Supervision Interstate Compact and Tolling Issues
Support - 2023 Special Presentations (APAI, APPA)
The Future of ICAOS, The Next 20 Years On January 24th, the Commission presented at the American Probation and Parole Association Winter Training Institute in Columbus, Ohio. There, community supervision and judicial professionals learned the general…
Support - FY23 ICAOS Compliance Audit
ANNOUNCED TO COMMISSION MEMBERS April 18th, 2022 In FY 2023, the national office will devote audit resources and capabilities to assessing the reliability and credibility of ICOTS data. The Commission has ICOTS data exchanges with local, state, and…
Support - Victim Notification Activities
The Victim Notification Activities report provides a tool for sending states to ensure they adhere to Rule 3.108-1 and other activities sent through ICOTS that may warrant victim notification in accordance with laws and procedures in a sending state. …
Support - Notice of Departures & Arrivals
Upon transmission of a Departure Notice, the assigned user responsible for indicating arrival of the offender in the other state receives an email establishing a 'due date' for submission of a Notice of Arrival.  The 'due date' is the…
Support - Possible Duplicate Offender (Data Management)
The Possible Duplicate Offender report lists ICOTS offenders who have been identified as possible duplicate records based on matches with first name, last name and date of birth or social security number. Also includes an indicator for whether there…
Support - ICOTS Training Modules
The ICOTS End User Training offers several topic based modules.  Visit the On-Demand training section of the ICAOS website to access the modules ICOTS 300 - ICAOS/ICOTS 300 Privacy Policy Training Prior to accessing ICOTS, users must be trained on ICAOS…
Support - Resetting security question answers or 'unlocking' an ICOTS account
ICOTS Users must answer security questions anytime they reset their password. When incorrect answers are provided, their account will be locked.  The lockout lasts 24 hours or until a state administrator manually resets their security questions.  Note: …
Support - With what web browsers are ICOTS, ICAOS Dashboards, and ICAOS On-Demand Trainings compatible?
  ICOTS Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome   ICAOS Dashboards Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome   ICAOS OnDemand Trainings The latest release of each of the latest two supported major versions of: Desktop browsers: Google Chrome…
Support - Reopening Closed Compact Cases
Receiving state compact office users can reopen a case any time that compact case’s status has the value CLOSED. Make sure the 'Show historical cases' box is checked and then click the "Reopen" button. Everyone associated with the case…
Support - Supervision End Dates
The Supervision End Dates report lists all active offenders in the receiving state with a supervision end date in the selected date range. An offender is considered active with an accepted transfer case with a transmitted notice of arrival in the…
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