EXAMPLE EVALUATION COMPONENT - AN AUTOMATED COURT CALENDARING SYSTEM PROJECT - NATIONAL IMPACT PROGRAM EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 12157
• Author(s): E ALBRIGHT
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 31 pages
• Grant Number(s): F19628-73-C-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Publication Format: Document

Annotation

EVALUATING AUTOMATED CASE SCHEDULING APPROACHES SHOULD CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO ANY COURT DELAY REDUCTION PROGRAM.

Abstract

COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS, WHICH SCHEDULE CASES ACCORDING TO COMPUTED PRIORITIES DETERMINED BY CONSIDERING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHARGE, STATUS OF THE DEFENDANT, AGE OF THE CASE, AND PRIOR RECORD OF THE DEFENDANT, AUTOMATICALLY PREPARE NOTICES TO BE SENT OUT BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TO NOTIFY PARTICIPANTS OF THE DATE OF THE CASE. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE COURT DELAY BY 20 PERCENT. THE VALUE OF THIS PROGRAM CAN BE BEST ANALYZED BY MEASURING THE TIME PERIODS BETWEEN VARIOUS PROCEDURAL COMPONENTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE DOCUMENT OFFERS A LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE SUCH A PROGRAM AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS TO ACCOMPISH THIS EVALUATION.