COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT

• NCJ Number: 38914
• Author(s): B KREINDEL; R H ADAMS; R V CAMPBELL; S P HOBART; J P MORESCHI
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 82 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-99-0018
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: District of Columbia Board of Parole
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS, THE FEASIBILITY OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT SUCH SYSTEMS, AND THE PLANNING FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Abstract

CONCERNED WITH THE EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES, AND PERSONNEL WHICH PROVIDE INFORMATION SUPPORT TO COURT MANAGEMENT IN OPERATING AND ADMINISTERING MEDIUM TO LARGE TRIAL COURTS, THE ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF LITERATURE RESEARCH, DISCUSSIONS WITH PRACTITIONERS, A NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SURVEY, AND SITE VISITS TO 13 COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THIS SUMMARY REPORT INCORPORATES THE FINDINGS OF THE FOUR PREVIOUSLY PREPARED PHASE 1 INVESTIGATION REPORTS: A DISCUSSION OF SIGNIFICANT COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM ISSUES (NCJ-37883); DESCRIPTIONS AND FLOW DIAGRAMS OF EXISTING SYSTEM OPERATIONS; A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (NCJ-37885); AND JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT UTILIZING THE FRAMEWORK AND THE CRITICAL COURT INFORMATION ISSUES (NCJ-37884). THE ASSESSMENT CONCLUDES THAT WHILE THE POTENTIAL OF COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPEARS TO BE SUBSTANTIAL, THERE HAS BEEN INSUFFICIENT EVALUATION TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THEIR EFFECT. A TWO-PAGE REFERENCE LIST AND A NINE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PERTINENT MATERIAL ARE APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)