COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS - A SINGLE COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECT EVALUATION DESIGN - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM, PHASE 1 FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 37882
• Author(s): B KREINDEL; R H ADAMS; R V D CAMPBELL; S P HOBART; J P MORESCHI
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 57 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-99-0018
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

THE PHASE ONE INVESTIGATION OF COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECTS FOCUSES ON KNOWLEDGE OF SYSTEM COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS, THE FEASIBILITY AND COSTS OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT SUCH SYSTEMS, AND PLANNING FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Abstract

IT IS DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH INFORMATION SYSTEMS WHICH SUPPORT TRIAL COURTS (CASE FLOW MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS OTHER COURT OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT) AND ARE OPERATIONAL IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE RATIONALE AND DESIGN FOR CONDUCTING AN EVALUATION OF A SINGLE COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM (CIS) PROJECT AND PRESENTS THE GENERAL APPROACHES THAT CAN BE UTILIZED, THE PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED, AND THE TYPES OF RESULTS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED, TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO PROJECT EVALUATION WHICH ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED, AND AND THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE OF THE CIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS INITIATED, ARE DESCRIBED. ONE APPROACH IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO AN EVALUATION PLANNED FROM THE ONSET OF THE CIS PROJECT WITH PROVISIONS FOR FULL OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE AND WHICH IS CONDUCTED AS AN EFFORT PARALLEL TO CIS DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATION. THE OTHER APPROACH, BY CONTRAST, IS APPROPRIATE FOR AN EVALUATION THAT IS INITIATED AND CONDUCTED ONLY AFTER THE CIS DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS, THEREFORE, NECESSARILY LESS EFFECTIVE. FOR THE OTHER PARTS OF THIS FIVE VOLUME REPORTS, SEE NCJ-37883-86. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)