NCJ Number
38268
Date Published
1976
Length
70 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE OBSCIS CONCEPT, IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AS REPORTED BY THE OBSCIS STATES, OBSERVATIONS REGARDING OBSCIS IMPLEMENTATION, AND A DATA DEMONSTRATION FOR USE BY RESEARCHERS AND STATISTICIANS.
Abstract
THIS SUMMARY WILL BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR STATES UNDERTAKING OBSCIS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT PERMITS A COMPARISON OF STATE CORRECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS. CHAPTER I OF THIS DOCUMENT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF THE OBSCIS MODEL AND INCLUDES A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR TASKS AND ACCOMPLISMENTS DURING THE PROJECT'S SECOND YEAR. CHAPTER 2 PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THR STATES' APPROACH TO OBSCIS. THE INFORMATION IS BASED UPON QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED BY EACH STATE. CHAPTER 3 CONSISTS OF GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING OBSCIS. SECTION II ILLUSTRATES HOW OBSCIS DATA MAY BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND STATISTICAL PURPOSES. THE DEMONSTRATION USED A DATA BASE CREATED WITH RECORDS FROM 15 OBSCIS STATES. SECTION III PROVIDES AN EPILOGUE TO THE OBSCIS EXPERIENCE AND REFERS TO THE FUTURE OF THE OBSCIS APPROACH. FINALLY, THE APPENDIXES DEPICT EACH STATE'S CURRENT STATUS (SPRING, 1976) AS PREPARED BY THE OBSCIS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON SECURITY AND PRIVACY AS IT RELATES TO CORRECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)