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Annual Audit Report for 1982-1983: Data Quality of Computerized Criminal Histories

NCJ Number
110438
Date Published
1983
Length
75 pages
Annotation
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's 1983 audit focuses on the quality of criminal history record information in five areas: extent of missing identification in the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) database, accuracy and completeness of CCH identification and history data, and cross-validation of independently maintained automated criminal system information systems.
Abstract
The audit revealed that missing identification data was not a problem. While 10.3 percent of the subjects had some kind of inaccuracy in identification information, about 1.5 percent contained an inaccuracy serious enough to preclude a positive response to an inquiry. The audit compared criminal history information for 400 persons with original source documents and examined disposition information on arrest events. Tables.