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OBSCIS (OFFENDER-BASED STATE CORRECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM), V 2 - OBSCIS APPLICATION GUIDE

NCJ Number
30446
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
123 pages
Annotation
THIS IS A REFERENCE WORKBOOK THAT DESCRIBES AND PROVIDES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 20 SEPARATE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, WHICH CAN BE BUILT INTO OBSCIS SYSTEMS IN INDIVIDUAL STATES AS THEY CHOOSE.
Abstract
THIS GUIDE WILL BE FOR STRUCTURING AND DEVELOPING THE APPLICATIONS IN EACH STATE'S SYSTEM. THE OBSCIS MODEL WAS DESIGNED TO REPRESENT A FRAMEWORK FOR EACH STATE TO FOLLOW IN DESIGNING ITS OWN INDIVIDUALIZED CORRECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE MODEL HAS THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS: ADMISSIONS; ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM REPORTING AND DISCIPLINARY INCIDENT REPORTING; PAROLE; MOVEMENT STATUS; LEGAL STATUS; MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH; AND NATIONAL REPORTING. SEE ALSO NCJ-28033 (INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW), 30447, 30448, AND 30449.