NCJ Number
80259
Date Published
Unknown
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This document outlines a time schedule and identifies tasks involved in designing, developing, and implementing a Judicial Uniform Records Information System (JURIS) for the State courts in Nevada.
Abstract
A cost-benefit analysis has shown that JURIS will significantly reduce the Nevada courts' costs of clerical operations and improve administrative operations. JURIS is composed of eight modules which are divided into three independent subsystems: basic JURIS which includes records management, case tracking, accounting, and calendaring; traffic; and warrant, summons, and subpoena. This report discusses relationships among these modules and outlines the overall schedule for JURIS development between November 1978 and April 1982. Each phase is then discussed in detail, beginning with the organization stage in which staff are hired and oversight committees established. The design phase absorbs more time than any other but is critical to the program's success. Methods of determining legal and administrative information requirements are described, as are factors that should be considered in defining the system's interior and exterior design. In the third phase, pieces of the system are constructed, integrated, and tested in an operational environment and refined for installation statewide. Tasks include hiring programmers, acquiring hardware, constructing software, and testing in selected sites. After formulating a changeover plan and schedule, the JURIS installation phase will train local personnel, install the new JURIS equipment, and remove old system components on which clerical staff might remain dependent. Finally, a JURIS audit will validate data coming into the system and survey users. This information will be used to modify the system, especially its coding instructions. The report includes a budget, charts identifying tasks within each phase, and implementation schedules.