PHOENIX (AZ) - REPORT ON JUVENILE COURT INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR MARICOPA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 39666
• Author(s): G L ALBRECHT
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-043-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT EXAMINES NEED, CHOICE, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE MARICOPA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT.

Abstract

THIS STUDY WAS PROMPTED BY THE EXTENSIVE GROWTH OF THE COURT TO HANDLE SOME 25,000 CASES EACH YEAR. ASSISTANCE TECHNICIANS CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH COURT PERSONNEL TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE COURT. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT AN ON-LINE COMPUTER SYSTEM BE ACQUIRED, AND THAT DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM TAKE PLACE IN COORDINATION WITH THE ALREADY EXISTING MARICOPA COUNTY COMPUTER CENTER. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED INVOLVING THE ENTIRE JUVENILE COURT IN FORMS DESIGN AND STAFF TRAINING PROCEDURES, DEVELOPING BEHAVIORAL REPORTING FORMS, AND DESIGNING FORMS ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT INFORMATION AND WITH OUTSIDE HELP, IF NECESSARY....BS