NCJ Number
12898
Date Published
1973
Length
170 pages
Annotation
SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION AND PROGRAMS FOR THE OFFENSE REPORTING SUBSYSTEM.
Abstract
ONE OF A SET OF SEVENTEEN MODULARIZED ALERT II SYSTEMS OPERATING MANUALS, THIS VOLUME REFERS TO THE OFFENSE REPORTING SUBSYSTEM, A SYSTEM THAT RECORDS STATISTICAL AND HISTORICAL DATA ABOUT CRIMINAL INCIDENCES. THE SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION SECTION CONTAINS A SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND SYSTEM FLOWCHART. SYSTEM RECORD LAYOUTS, AND SOURCE DOCUMENTS (OFFENSE, CRIME, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORTS AND OTHERS) ALSO APPEAR IN THIS SECTION. THE SYSTEM PROGRAM SECTION CONTAINS PROGRAM NARRATIVES, DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC SYSTEM FLOWCHARTS, AND EACH PROGRAM'S EDP (ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING) RECORD LAYOUT. MANY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH PRINTOUTS. EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE CREATING FBI TAPES, YEAR-TO-DATE OFFENSE TAPES, AND SUICIDES BY RACE, SEX AND MOTIVE. FOR OTHER SUBSYSTEMS DOCUMENTS, REFER TO NCJ-12897, 12899, 12904-12910, AND 13123 FOR DOCUMENTATION APPLICABLE TO ALL SUBSYSTEMS, REFER TO NCJ12894-12896, 13118, AND 13119. KANSAS CITY