NCJ Number
145195
Date Published
1992
Length
52 pages
Annotation
This manual explains the purpose and operation of the Criminal Record Information and Management System (CRIMS), an automated case management computer program designed exclusively for criminal trial courts in New York City and used mainly to verify the status of warrants.
Abstract
The system handles all stages of case-related recordkeeping from case initiation through disposition and appeal. In addition, the system receives automated arrest information and provides disposition information to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the maintenance of defendants' criminal histories. CRIMS is essential in the determination and verification of a possible warrant. Descriptions of technical details, charts, diagrams, and glossary