NCJ Number
46720
Date Published
1975
Length
193 pages
Annotation
THIS PROCEDURES MANUAL DESCRIBES A COMPUTERIZED RECORDS SYSTEM USED FOR JUVENILE CASE PROCESSING, WHICH WAS TRANSFERRED FROM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
Abstract
FLOWCHART WORKSHEETS, CARD RECORD SPECIFICATIONS, OPERATIONAL CODES, DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER TECHNICAL MATERIALS FOR THOSE IN CHARGE OF DAY-BY-DAY OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM ARE INCLUDED. SAMPLES OF REPORTS GENERATED ARE PROVIDED. CHAPTERS COVER: STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING A CLIENT MASTER RECORD INTO THE SYSTEM; DICTIONARIES OF CODES FOR OFFENSES, PROBLEMS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND CASE DISPOSITIONS; AND INDEXING PROCEDURE. INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES ARE THE PROBLEM DICTIONARY. THE NEEDS DICTIONARY, THE AGENCY DICTIONARY, THE CENSUS TRACTS OF CENTRAL CITY LOS ANGELES, AND THE ADMISSION STATUS CODES FOR THE SYSTEM.