HIERARCHICAL MANAGEMENT MONITORING - A REGIONAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM IN DELINQUENCY

• NCJ Number: 16116
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Dated: (MAY 1974) Pages: 25-51
• Author(s): D S CARTWRIGHT; R M HUNTER; K HOWARD; D HUIZINGA
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 27 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

MONTHLY DATA ARE COLLECTED FROM POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS AND AGGREGATED INTO FIGURES FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO DETECT TRENDS AND SUDDEN CHANGES IN RATES.

Abstract

THE SYSTEM INCLUDES DATA COLLECTION INSTRUEMNTS USED AT SOURCE POINTS THROUGHOUT THE STATES OF THE REGION, A MEANS OF TRANSMITTING THESE DATA TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE, A CENTRAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND A REPORTING PROCEDURE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DATA NEEDED BY MANAGEMENT AT ALL LEVELS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, DATA IS ALSO USED FOR PROJECT EVALUATION AND RESEARCH. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL SERVICE, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND ATTITUDINAL DATA ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS DATA SPECIFIC TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.