NCJ Number
14197
Date Published
1974
Length
176 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON A PROJECT TO DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY DURING THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
Abstract
THE RESEARCHERS MADE ON-SITE SURVEYS OF FIFTEEN POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS. THE DATA WERE ANALYZED TO PREDICT THE FUTURE REQUIREMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS - STATE-TO-LOCAL TRAFFIC, STATE-TO-STATE TRAFFIC AND STATE-TO-NATIONAL TRAFFIC. FOR EACH OF THESE AREAS, DATA WERE GATHERED WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MESSAGES - INQUIRY/RESPONSE, FILE UPDATE, ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES AND GRAPHIC DATA TRANSMISSION. A MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO DESCRIBE THE GROWTH OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF MESSAGE VOLUMES. CONSIDERATION WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF SERVICES WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORIES AND FINGERPRINT TRANSMISSION. THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES IN THE AREAS OF COURTS, CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, CRIMINALISTICS, UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING, AND VIDEO CIRCUITS WAS ALSO ANALYZED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)