EXAMINATION OF THREE DATA SYSTEM PROJECTS - HIGH IMPACT ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 36128
• Author(s): L A GREENFELD
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 58 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-028-75
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice; Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES THREE DATA SYSTEM PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY CITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE LEAA HIGH IMPACT ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM.

Abstract

THE REPORT DISCUSSES THE TRENDS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA SYSTEMS AND PRESENTS DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE PROJECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPACT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. IT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED THAT DATA SYSTEM PROJECTS FOR CRIME REDUCTION TEND TO FOCUS UPON THE MEASUREMENT OF SYSTEM OPERATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT PURPOSES RATHER THAN UPON THE COLLECTION OF DATA FOR CRIME-ORIENTED PLANNING AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT EFFECTIVE DATA SYSTEM PROJECTS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL PERIODS BECAUSE OF THE LEAD TIME REQUIRED TO STRUCTURE THE NECESSARY BUREAUCRATIC RELATIONSHIPS, COMPLICATED PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS WHICH MUST BE ADHERED TO, AND THE NEED TO EDUCATE DATA SYSTEM PROJECT PERSONNEL IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)